Masculine
Meaning
Concepts
graphic symbol
mullet of six points
Synonyms
Asterisk
Asteriskus
Weltkörper
Stern im Zenit
sechsstrahliger Stern
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃtɛʁn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German stërne, from Old High German sterno, from Proto-West Germanic *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, *sternô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. See also Dutch ster (“star”), Old English steorra (“star”) (Modern English star), Danish stjerne (“star”), Swedish stjärna (“star”), Icelandic stjarna (“star”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō); also Latin stēlla (“star”), Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) and Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”). Doublet of Aster and Star (“celebrity”).
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