Gestirn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gestirne, gestirn, from Old High German gistirni.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʃtɪʁn/
Rhymes: -ɪʁn
Audio (file)

Noun

Gestirn n (strong, genitive Gestirnes or Gestirns, plural Gestirne)

Declension

Declension of Gestirn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gestirn	die	Gestirne
genitive	eines	des	Gestirnes, Gestirns	der	Gestirne
dative	einem	dem	Gestirn, Gestirne¹	den	Gestirnen
accusative	ein	das	Gestirn	die	Gestirne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Dreigestirn
Nachtgestirn

Further reading

“Gestirn” in Duden online
“Gestirn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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