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stjarna

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See also: stjärna

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stjarna f (genitive singular stjörnu, nominative plural stjörnur)

  1. (astronomy) a star

Declension

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Declension of stjarna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stjarna stjarnan stjörnur stjörnurnar
accusative stjörnu stjörnuna stjörnur stjörnurnar
dative stjörnu stjörnunni stjörnum stjörnunum
genitive stjörnu stjörnunnar stjarna stjarnanna

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (star), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (star). Cognate with Old English steorra, Old Frisian stēra, Old Saxon sterro, Old Dutch sterno, sterro, Old High German sterno, sterro, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō).

Noun

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stjarna f (genitive stjǫrnu, plural stjǫrnur)

  1. star

Declension

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Declension of stjarna (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stjarna stjarnan stjǫrnur stjǫrnurnar
accusative stjǫrnu stjǫrnuna stjǫrnur stjǫrnurnar
dative stjǫrnu stjǫrnunni stjǫrnum stjǫrnunum
genitive stjǫrnu stjǫrnunnar stjarnna stjarnnanna

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “stjarna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive