Fröbelstern

German

Etymology

From Fröbel +‎ Stern (“star”). Named for Friedrich Fröbel, the inventor of kindergarten who encouraged paper-folding as a technique of early child education.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʁøːbəlˌʃtɛʁn]

Noun

Fröbelstern m (genitive Fröbelsterns or Fröbelsternes, plural Fröbelsterne)

1. A Froebel star, a 16-pointed star made of folded paper and used as an Advent and Christmas decoration.

Further reading

• “Fröbelstern” in Duden online