stjärna

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See also: stjarna

Swedish

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stjärnhimmel sky]
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Etymology

From Old Swedish stiærna, from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation

Noun

stjärna c

  1. a star (celestial body)
    • (Can we date this quote?), traditional (lyrics and music), “Staffan var en stalledräng (Staffansvisan) [Stephen was a stable hand (The Stephen song / Song of Stephen)]”‎:
      [archaic language overall] Staffan var en stalledräng [stalldräng]. Vi tackom [tackar – obsolete first-person plural] nu så gärna. Han vattna' sina fålar fem, allt [perhaps a filler – compare Dutch al] för den ljusa stjärna. Ingen dager synes än. Stjärnorna på himmelen de blänka [plural verb form, now blänker].
      Stephen was a stable hand. We now give thanks so gladly. He watered his five horses, before the bright star. No daylight is visible yet. The stars in the sky are gleaming.
    • 1891, “Betlehems stjärna (Gläns över sjö och strand) [Star of Bethlehem (Shine over sea and shore )]”, Viktor Rydberg (lyrics), Alice Tegnér (music)‎:
      Gläns över sjö och strand, stjärna ur fjärran. Du som i Österland tändes av Herran.
      Shine over sea and shore, star from afar. You who in the East were lit by the Lord.
    • 1909, “När det lider mot jul (Det strålar en stjärna) [When Christmas is approaching (A star is shining )]”, Jeanna Oterdahl (lyrics), Ruben Liljefors (music)‎:
      Det strålar en stjärna, förunderligt blid. I öster på himlen hon står. Hon (implied from supine, but rare phrasing) lyst över världenes [världens] oro och strid i nära tvåtusende [tvåtusen] år.
      A star is shining, wondrously gentle/mild. In the east in the sky she is . She has shone over the world's turmoil and strife for close to two thousand years.
  2. a star (famous or talented person)
  3. (geometry) a star
  4. star (horse facial marking)
    Synonym: stjärn

Inflection

Declension of stjärna
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stjärna stjärnas
definite stjärnan stjärnans
plural indefinite stjärnor stjärnors
definite stjärnorna stjärnornas

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