Sternblume

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Stern (star) +‎ Blume (flower).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtɛʁnˌbluːmə]
  • Hyphenation: Stern‧blu‧me
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Noun[edit]

Sternblume f (genitive Sternblume, plural Sternblumen)

  1. any flowering plant having (a) starlike, star-shaped flower(s) in bloom (e.g. Aster, Astrantia major)
    • 1903, Fanny Gräfin zu Reventlow, “Ellen Olestjerne”, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, München: Albert Langen, published 1925, page 520:
      An den Abhaͤngen bluͤhten schon die weißen Sternblumen und die Weidenzweige hingen tief herunter.
      The white star-shaped flowers were already blooming on the slopes and the willow branches hung low.
    • 1946, Elisabeth Langgässer, Das unauslöschliche Siegel: Roman, 3rd edition, Hamburg: Claassen & Goverts, published 1949, page 120:
      Das dunkle Goldgelb und Violett der Stiefmütterchen, welche die Wege säumten, floß in dem Schmelztiegel eines Demiurgen wie Gold und Eisen zusammen; Sternblumen traten in das Gestein, das sie entlassen hatte, zurück und glänzten wie Bergkristalle; […]
      The dark golden-yellow and violet of the pansies that lined the paths coalesced in the demiurge’s melting pot like gold and iron; star-shaped flowers receded from the rocks that released them and sparkled like rock crystals; […]

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