Asterismus

German

Asterismus (mineralogy)

Etymology

From Latin asterismus, from aster + -ismus or from Ancient Greek ἀστερισμός (asterismós), this from ἀστήρ (astḗr) and -ισμός (-ismós).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Asterismus m (strong, genitive Asterismus, plural Asterismen)

1. (astronomy) constellation, asterism (group of stars)

   Synonym: Sternbild

2. (mineralogy) asterism

Declension

Declension of Asterismus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Asterismus	die	Asterismen
genitive	eines	des	Asterismus	der	Asterismen
dative	einem	dem	Asterismus	den	Asterismen
accusative	einen	den	Asterismus	die	Asterismen

Further reading

• “Asterismus” in Duden online