Abendstern

German
Mond und Abendstern — Moon and evening star

Etymology

Compound of Abend (“evening”) +‎ Stern (“star”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaːbn̩tˌʃtɛʁn]
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Noun

Abendstern m (genitive Abendsternes or Abendsterns, plural Abendsterne)

  1. (astronomy) Evening star; the planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening.
  2. (astronomy) Evening star; any star (or planet, anciently thought to be a star) seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter.

Declension
Declension of Abendstern
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Abendstern die Abendsterne
genitive eines des Abendsternes,
Abendsterns		 der Abendsterne
dative einem dem Abendstern,
Abendsterne1		 den Abendsternen
accusative einen den Abendstern die Abendsterne
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms
  • Sterne am Morgenhimmel (“stars (seen) in the (early) morning sky”)
  • Venus

Further reading
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