Dreigestirn
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]drei (“three”) + Gestirn (“star, constellation”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Dreigestirn n (strong, genitive Dreigestirns, plural Dreigestirne)
- (dated) constellation of three stars
- (often humorous) group of three
- group of three figures in the carnival customs of Cologne: Prinz (“prince”), Bauer (“peasant”) and Jungfrau (“virgin”)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Dreigestirn [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Dreigestirn | die | Dreigestirne |
genitive | eines | des | Dreigestirns | der | Dreigestirne |
dative | einem | dem | Dreigestirn | den | Dreigestirnen |
accusative | ein | das | Dreigestirn | die | Dreigestirne |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Dreigestirn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Dreigestirn” in Duden online
- “Dreigestirn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache