Morgenstern

See also: morgenstern and morgenštern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German morgenstern, from Old High German morganstern. Equivalent to Morgen +‎ Stern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌʃtɛʁn/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Morgenstern m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Morgensterns or (with an article) Morgenstern, feminine genitive Morgenstern, plural Morgensterns)

1. a surname

Noun

Morgenstern m (strong, genitive Morgensternes or Morgensterns, plural Morgensterne)

1. (astronomy) morning star (Mercury or Venus)
2. morning star (weapon)

Declension

Declension of Morgenstern [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Morgenstern	die	Morgensterne
genitive	eines	des	Morgensternes, Morgensterns	der	Morgensterne
dative	einem	dem	Morgenstern, Morgensterne1	den	Morgensternen
accusative	einen	den	Morgenstern	die	Morgensterne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → Czech: morgenštern
• → English: morgenstern
• → Polish: morgensztern
• → Russian: моргенштерн (morgenštern)
  • → Armenian: մորգենշտերն (morgenštern)
• → Ukrainian: моргенштерн (morhenštern)

Further reading

• “Morgenstern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Morgenstern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Morgenstern” in Duden online