stjerne

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse stjarna (“star”), from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, cognate with Swedish stjärna, English star, German Stern, Dutch ster, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō). The word derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr, which is also the source of Latin stēlla, Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr), ἄστρον (ástron), Sanskrit स्ता (stā́).

Pronunciation

Noun

stjerne c (singular definite stjernen, plural indefinite stjerner)

  1. (astronomy) star (luminous celestial body)
  2. star, celebrity (a famous person)
  3. (geometry) star (a figure with more, typically 5-6, points)
  4. star (as a symbol for quality)

Declension

Declension of stjerne
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stjerne stjernen stjerner stjernerne
genitive stjernes stjernens stjerners stjernernes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Stjerne (person) from English star.

Pronunciation

Noun

stjerne f or m (definite singular stjerna or stjernen, indefinite plural stjerner, definite plural stjernene)

  1. star (a luminous celestial body)
  2. star (a stylised symbol or object representing a star)
  3. star (a quality rating symbol)
  4. star (a famous person, such as a film star, pop star, etc.)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse stjarna; the meaning of "famous person" from English star.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²stjɛrnə/, /²stjɛnːə/, /²sçɛnːə/, /²ʃɛnːə/

Noun

stjerne f (definite singular stjerna, indefinite plural stjerner, definite plural stjernene)

  1. star (a celestial body)
  2. star (a stylised symbol or object representing a star)
  3. star (a quality rating symbol)
  4. star (a famous person, such as a film star, pop star, etc.)

Derived terms

References

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