Morgenstern

See also: morgenstern and morgenštern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German morgenstern, from Old High German morganstern. Equivalent to Morgen +‎ Stern.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌʃtɛʁn/
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Proper noun

Morgenstern m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Morgensterns or (with an article) Morgenstern, feminine genitive Morgenstern, plural Morgensterns)

  1. a surname

Noun

Morgenstern m (strong, genitive Morgensternes or Morgensterns, plural Morgensterne)

  1. (astronomy) morning star (Mercury or Venus)
  2. morning star (weapon)

Declension
Declension of Morgenstern [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Morgenstern die Morgensterne
genitive eines des Morgensternes, Morgensterns der Morgensterne
dative einem dem Morgenstern, Morgensterne1 den Morgensternen
accusative einen den Morgenstern die Morgensterne

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → Czech: morgenštern
  • → English: morgenstern
  • → Polish: morgensztern
  • → Russian: моргенштерн (morgenštern)
    • → Armenian: մորգենշտերն (morgenštern)
  • → Ukrainian: моргенштерн (morhenštern)

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