Zimtstern

German

Zimtstern

Etymology

Compound of Zimt (“cinnamon”) +‎ Stern (“star”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɪmtˌʃtɛʁn]
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Noun

Zimtstern m (strong, genitive Zimtsternes or Zimtsterns, plural Zimtsterne)

cinnamon star (christmas cookie)

Declension

Declension of Zimtstern [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zimtstern	die	Zimtsterne
genitive	eines	des	Zimtsternes, Zimtsterns	der	Zimtsterne
dative	einem	dem	Zimtstern, Zimtsterne¹	den	Zimtsternen
accusative	einen	den	Zimtstern	die	Zimtsterne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Weihnachtsgebäck

Related terms

Zimtschnecke, Zimtzicke, Zimtzucker
Abendstern, Bruststern, Morgenstern, Weihnachtsstern, Sternsuppe

Further reading

“Zimtstern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Zimtstern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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