Jupiter

Afrikaans: Jupiter

→ Papiamentu: Yüpitèr

From Middle Dutch jupiter, from Latin Iūpiter.


zenit

Borrowed from Latin cenit, from Old Spanish [Term?], from Arabic سَمْت (samt).


zon

nl-noun

zon f (plural zonnen, diminutive zonnetje n)

zonnen (plural)
zonnetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: son

Berbice Creole Dutch: sono

Jersey Dutch: zon

Negerhollands: son, zon

→ Sranan Tongo: son (see there for further descendants)

From Middle Dutch sonne, from Old Dutch sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂un-, *sóh₂wl̥.

De zon schijnt vandaag erg fel.

De aarde draait om de zon.

In de zomer komt de zon vroeg op.


bolide

bolide f (plural bolides, diminutive bolidetje n)

bolides (plural)
bolidetje (diminutive neuter)

(astronomy) bolide; an exceptionally bright meteor


Pluto

From Middle Dutch Pluto, ultimately from Latin Plūtō, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn).

(astronomy) Pluto (dwarf planet, former planet)


kern

kern f (plural kernen, diminutive kerntje n)

kernen (plural)
kerntje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch kerne, from Old Dutch *kerno, from Proto-Germanic *kernô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-n-on-, *ǵr̥h₂nóm, related to *kurną (“corn, grain”).

(geology, astronomy) core (of the Earth, or any other celestial body)


corona

Borrowed from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of kroon and kruin.


supernova

supernova f (plural supernovae or supernova's, diminutive supernovaatje n)

supernovae (plural)
supernova's (plural)
supernovaatje (diminutive neuter)

Probably borrowed from English supernova or German Supernova. Equivalent to super- + nova.


nova

nova f (plural novae or nova's, diminutive novaatje n)

novae (plural)
nova's (plural)
novaatje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin nova, from nova stella, stella nova.


Saturnus

Saturn, the sixth planet from Earth's Sun


cluster

cluster f or m or m (plural clusters, diminutive clustertje n)

cluster f or (canonical masculine)
clusters (plural)
clustertje (diminutive neuter)


Andromeda

Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).


analemma

analemma n (plural analemma's, diminutive analemmaatje n)

analemma's (plural)
analemmaatje (diminutive neuter)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (análēmma).


Atlas

Borrowed from Latin Atlas, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).


Zon

(chiefly astronomy, otherwise dated) the Sun (closest star to the Earth)


Neptunus

Neptune, the eighth planet of our solar system


ster

ster f (plural sterren, diminutive sterretje n)

sterren (plural)
sterretje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: ster

Negerhollands: ster

→ Indonesian: seter

From Middle Dutch sterre, sterne, from Old Dutch sterro, sterno, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.


Cepheus

Borrowed from Latin Cēpheus, from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).


planeet

planeet f (plural planeten, diminutive planeetje n)

planeten (plural)
planeetje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch planete, from Old French planete, from Late Latin planēta, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs, “wanderer”).


krater

nl-noun

krater m (plural kraters, diminutive kratertje n)

kraters (plural)
kratertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: krater

→ West Frisian: krater

Borrowed from Latin crātēr, from Ancient Greek κρᾱτήρ (krātḗr).


conjunctie

Afrikaans: konjunksie

→ Indonesian: konjungsi

From Middle Dutch [Term?], from Latin conjūnctiō.


loopbaan

loopbaan f (plural loopbanen, diminutive loopbaantje n)

loopbanen (plural)
loopbaantje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: loopbaan


omloopbaan

omloopbaan c (plural omloopbanen, diminutive omloopbaantje n)

omloopbanen (plural)
omloopbaantje (diminutive neuter)


komeet

komeet m (plural kometen, diminutive komeetje n)

kometen (plural)
komeetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: komeet

→ Indonesian: komet

→ Papiamentu: komeet

From Middle Dutch comete, from Old French comete, from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs).


atmosfeer

atmosfeer m (plural atmosferen, diminutive atmosfeertje n)

atmosferen (plural)
atmosfeertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: atmosfeer

→ Indonesian: atmosfer

Borrowed from French atmosphère. Equivalent to atmo- (“air”) + -sfeer (“globe”).

(planets, meteorology, astronomy) atmosphere (gases surrounding an astronomical body)


zonnewende

zonnewende f (plural zonnewenden or zonnewendes)

zonnewenden (plural)
zonnewendes (plural)


zonsverduistering

zonsverduistering f (plural zonsverduisteringen, diminutive zonsverduisterinkje n)

zonsverduisteringen (plural)
zonsverduisterinkje (diminutive neuter)


nikkelijzer

kamacite: an alloy of nickel and iron, though mostly iron


telescoop

telescoop m (plural telescopen, diminutive telescoopje n)

telescopen (plural)
telescoopje (diminutive neuter)


azimut

Borrowed from French azimut, from Arabic اَلسُّمُوت (as-sumūt).


Melkweg

From melk + weg, calque of Latin Via Lactea or Orbis Lacteus.


schijngestalte

schijngestalte f (plural schijngestalten)

schijngestalte van de Maan


zonnestelsel

zonnestelsel n (plural zonnestelsels, diminutive zonnestelseltje n)

zonnestelsels (plural)
zonnestelseltje (diminutive neuter)

Het zonnestelsel bestaat uit de zon en alle objecten die om haar heen draaien, zoals planeten, manen, en asteroïden.

The solar system consists of the sun and all the objects that orbit around it, such as planets, moons, and asteroids.

(astronomy) star system or planetary system


sterrenstelsel

sterrenstelsel n (plural sterrenstelsels, diminutive sterrenstelseltje n)

sterrenstelsels (plural)
sterrenstelseltje (diminutive neuter)

From ster (“star”) + -en- + stelsel (“system”).

compound

Ons zonnestelsel maakt deel uit van het Melkweg sterrenstelsel.

Our solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy.


oerknal

nl-noun

oerknal m (plural oerknallen, diminutive oerknalletje n)

oerknallen (plural)
oerknalletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: oerknal

From oer- (“primeval”) + knal (“bang”). Probably borrowed from German Urknall.


lichtjaar

lichtjaar n (plural lichtjaren, diminutive lichtjaartje n)

lichtjaren (plural)
lichtjaartje (diminutive neuter)

Die ster staat vijf lichtjaren van ons vandaan.

That star is five light years away from us.

Een lichtjaar is een enorme afstand in de ruimte.

A light year is an immense distance in space.

De dichtstbijzijnde ster is meer dan vier lichtjaren weg.

The nearest star is more than four light years away.

light year (astronomical distance taking a year at light speed)


roodverschuiving

roodverschuiving f (plural roodverschuivingen, diminutive roodverschuivinkje n)

roodverschuivingen (plural)
roodverschuivinkje (diminutive neuter)

From rood + verschuiving, calque of English redshift.


blauwverschuiving

blauwverschuiving f (plural blauwverschuivingen, diminutive blauwverschuivinkje n)

blauwverschuivingen (plural)
blauwverschuivinkje (diminutive neuter)

From blauw + verschuiving, calque of English blueshift.


sterrenhoop

sterrenhoop m (plural sterrenhopen, diminutive sterrenhoopje n)

sterrenhopen (plural)
sterrenhoopje (diminutive neuter)

From ster + -en- + hoop. First attested in the nineteenth century. Compare German Sternhaufen.


hemelbol

hemelbol m (plural hemelbollen, diminutive hemelbolletje n)

hemelbollen (plural)
hemelbolletje (diminutive neuter)


sterrenbeeld

sterrenbeeld n (plural sterrenbeelden, diminutive sterrenbeeldje n)

sterrenbeelden (plural)
sterrenbeeldje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of ster (“star”) + -en- + beeld (“image, sign, statue”).


supercluster

nl-noun

supercluster c or n (plural superclusters)


poolster

poolster f (plural poolsterren, diminutive poolsterretje n)

poolsterren (plural)
poolsterretje (diminutive neuter)


zwart gat

zwart gat n (plural zwarte gaten, diminutive zwart gaatje n)

zwarte gaten (plural)
zwart gaatje (diminutive neuter)

A black hole, an astronomical phenomenon of extreme gravity.


planetoïde

planetoïde f (plural planetoïden, diminutive planetoïdetje n)

planetoïden (plural)
planetoïdetje (diminutive neuter)

Presumably from either English planetoid or the cognates planétoide in French or Planetoid in German, all from Late Latin planeta, from Latin ([asteres] planetai) "wandering [stars]", from (planasthai) "to wander", of unknown origin


culmineren

culmineren (infinitive)
culmineren (gerund neuter)
culmineer (first-person present singular)
culmineerde (first-person past singular)
culmineert (present second-person singular)
culmineerde (past second-person singular)
culmineert (formal present second-person singular)
culmineerde (formal past second-person singular)
culmineert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
culmineert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
culmineerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
culmineerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
culmineert (present singular third-person)
culmineerde (past singular third-person)
culmineren (plural present)
culmineerden (past plural)
culminere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
culmineerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
culmineren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
culmineerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
culmineer (imperative present singular)
culmineert (archaic imperative plural present)
culminerend (participle present)
geculmineerd (participle past)

Borrowed from French culminer, from Latin culminō.

(intransitive, astronomy) to culminate, to reach one's highest altitude, to pass through the meridian


dwergster

dwergster f (plural dwergsterren, diminutive dwergsterretje n)

dwergsterren (plural)
dwergsterretje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dwerg (“dwarf”) + ster (“star”).


melkwegstelsel

melkwegstelsel n (plural melkwegstelsels, diminutive melkwegstelseltje n)

melkwegstelsels (plural)
melkwegstelseltje (diminutive neuter)

From Melkweg (“the Milky Way”) + stelsel (“system”).

compound

Onze Melkweg gaf zijn naam aan alle melkwegstelsels.

Our Milky Way give its name to all galaxies.


waarnemingshorizon

nl-noun

waarnemingshorizon m (plural waarnemingshorizonnen)

De waarnemingshorizon van een zwart gat is het punt waar licht niet meer kan ontsnappen.

The event horizon of a black hole is the point where light can no longer escape.


revolutie

revolutie f (plural revoluties, diminutive revolutietje n)

revoluties (plural)
revolutietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: rewolusie

desctree

→ Malay: revolusi
→ Indonesian: revolusi

Borrowed from French révolution, from Latin revolūtiō.

(obsolete, astronomy) revolution, rotation (complete turn across an orbit or around an axis)


zonnewind

nl-noun

zonnewind m (plural zonnewinden, diminutive zonnewindje n)

zonnewinden (plural)
zonnewindje (diminutive neuter)


siderisch jaar

siderisch jaar n (plural siderische jaren)


satelliet

satelliet m (plural satellieten, diminutive satellietje n)

satellieten (plural)
satellietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Javanese: satelit

→ Papiamentu: satelit

Probably borrowed from French satellite, from New Latin satelles.

satellite (natural: e.g. Phobos and Deimos)


aphelium

Borrowed from Latin aphelium, from Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) (modelled after apogaeum). Compare perihelion.


perihelium

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”) + New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).


bedekking

nl-noun

bedekking f (plural bedekkingen, diminutive bedekkinkje n)

bedekkingen (plural)
bedekkinkje (diminutive neuter)

(astronomy) Synonym of occultatie (“occultation”)


dwergplaneet

dwergplaneet f (plural dwergplaneten, diminutive dwergplaneetje n)

dwergplaneten (plural)
dwergplaneetje (diminutive neuter)

From dwerg (“dwarf”) + planeet (“planet”), calque of English dwarf planet.


spiraalstelsel

spiraalstelsel n (plural spiraalstelsels, diminutive spiraalstelseltje n)

spiraalstelsels (plural)
spiraalstelseltje (diminutive neuter)


zonnemassa

Een zonnemassa is een eenheid die wordt gebruikt om de massa van sterren uit te drukken.

A solar mass is a unit used to express the mass of stars.


spectrograaf

spectrograaf m (plural spectrografen, diminutive spectrograafje n)

spectrografen (plural)
spectrograafje (diminutive neuter)


binnenplaneet

binnenplaneet f (plural binnenplaneten, diminutive binnenplaneetje n)

binnenplaneten (plural)
binnenplaneetje (diminutive neuter)


exoplaneet

exoplaneet f (plural exoplaneten, diminutive exoplaneetje n)

exoplaneten (plural)
exoplaneetje (diminutive neuter)

From exo- + planeet, calque of English exoplanet.

Het bestaan van exoplaneten werd pas in 1995 bewezen.

The existence of exoplanets was only proven in 1995.


buitenplaneet

buitenplaneet f (plural buitenplaneten, diminutive buitenplaneetje n)

buitenplaneten (plural)
buitenplaneetje (diminutive neuter)


morgenster

morgenster f (plural morgensterren, diminutive morgensterretje n)

morgensterren (plural)
morgensterretje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: morgster

From morgen (“morning”) + ster (“star”).

Coordinate term: avondster

(astronomy) morning star; the planet Venus as seen in the eastern sky in the morning.


coronium

Borrowed from English coronium, coined by a certain A. Gruenwald. Equivalent corona + -ium.

(historical, astronomy, chemistry) coronium (obsolete chemical element, hypothesised to exist based on a green emission line)


ontsnappingssnelheid

ontsnappingssnelheid f (plural ontsnappingssnelheden)


maansverduistering

maansverduistering f (plural maansverduisteringen, diminutive maansverduisteringetje n or maansverduisterinkje n)

maansverduisteringen (plural)
maansverduisteringetje (diminutive neuter)
maansverduisterinkje (diminutive neuter)

From maan (“moon”) + -s- + verduistering (“darkening”).


herfstnachtevening

nl-noun

herfstnachtevening f (plural herfstnachteveningen)


winterzonnewende

winterzonnewende f (plural winterzonnewenden or winterzonnewendes)

winterzonnewenden (plural)
winterzonnewendes (plural)


zomerzonnewende

zomerzonnewende f (plural zomerzonnewenden or zomerzonnewendes)

zomerzonnewenden (plural)
zomerzonnewendes (plural)


dag-en-nachtevening

dag-en-nachtevening f (plural dag-en-nachteveningen)


lentenachtevening

lentenachtevening f (plural lentenachteveningen)


sterrenstof

sterrenstof n (plural sterrenstoffen, diminutive sterrenstofje n)

sterrenstoffen (plural)
sterrenstofje (diminutive neuter)


neutronenster

neutronenster f (plural neutronensterren, diminutive neutronensterretje n)

neutronensterren (plural)
neutronensterretje (diminutive neuter)


nevelvlek

nevelvlek f (plural nevelvlekken, diminutive nevelvlekje n)

nevelvlekken (plural)
nevelvlekje (diminutive neuter)


sterrendag

sterrendag m (plural sterrendagen, diminutive sterrendagje n)

sterrendagen (plural)
sterrendagje (diminutive neuter)


siderische dag

siderische dag m (plural siderische dagen, diminutive siderisch dagje n)

siderische dagen (plural)
siderisch dagje (diminutive neuter)


rechte klimming

rechte klimming f (plural rechte klimmingen, diminutive recht klimminkje n)

rechte klimmingen (plural)
recht klimminkje (diminutive neuter)


zonnedag

zonnedag m (plural zonnedagen, diminutive zonnedagje n)

zonnedagen (plural)
zonnedagje (diminutive neuter)

From zon (“sun”) + dag (“day”). Not to be confused with zondag (“sunday”).


declinatie

→ Indonesian: déklinasi

From Middle Dutch declinacie, from Latin dēclīnātiō.


Perseïde

Perseïde m (plural Perseïden, diminutive Perseïdetje n)

Perseïden (plural)
Perseïdetje (diminutive neuter)


sterrenwacht

sterrenwacht f (plural sterrenwachten, diminutive sterrenwachtje n)

sterrenwachten (plural)
sterrenwachtje (diminutive neuter)


Zuiderkroon

From zuider- (“south”) + kroon (“crown”).


Zuiderkruis

From zuider- (“south”) + kruis (“cross”).


Zuiderdriehoek

From zuider- (“south”) + driehoek (“triangle”).


Slangendrager

From slang (“snake”) + drager (“carrier”).


observatorium

nl-noun

observatorium n (plural observatoria or observatoriums, diminutive observatoriumpje n)

observatoria (plural)
observatoriums (plural)
observatoriumpje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: observatorium

→ Indonesian: observatorium

→ West Frisian: observatoarium

observatory (specialised facility for astronomical observations)


eindkrak

From eind (“end”) + krak (“crack, crunch”), by analogy with oerknal.


planetenstelsel

planetenstelsel n (plural planetenstelsels, diminutive planetenstelseltje n)

planetenstelsels (plural)
planetenstelseltje (diminutive neuter)

Het zonnestelsel is een voorbeeld van een planetenstelsel, waarin planeten om een centrale ster draaien.

The solar system is an example of a planetary system, in which planets orbit around a central star.


witte nacht

witte nacht f (plural witte nachten, diminutive wit nachtje n)

witte nachten (plural)
wit nachtje (diminutive neuter)


grijze nacht

grijze nacht f (plural grijze nachten, diminutive grijs nachtje n)

grijze nachten (plural)
grijs nachtje (diminutive neuter)

(astronomy) a night with only twilight, where the sun does not go further than 18° below the horizon.


inflatie

inflatie f (plural inflaties, diminutive inflatietje n)

inflaties (plural)
inflatietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: inflasi

The medical sense is borrowed from Latin īnflātiō. The other senses are a semantic loan from English inflation.

(cosmology) cosmic inflation, the expansion of the universe after the Big Bang


magnetostaart

magnetostaart m (plural magnetostaarten, diminutive magnetostaartje n)

magnetostaarten (plural)
magnetostaartje (diminutive neuter)

From magneto- (“magneto-”) + staart (“tail”), a calque of English magnetotail.


avondster

avondster f (plural avondsterren, diminutive avondsterretje n)

avondsterren (plural)
avondsterretje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: aandster

From Middle Dutch âvontsterre. Equivalent to avond + ster.

(astronomy) Evening star; the planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening.

(astronomy) Evening star; any star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter.


halfschaduw

(chiefly astronomy, horticulture) penumbra


maaneclips

From maan (“moon”) + eclips (“eclipse”).


eclips

Afrikaans: eklips

→ Indonesian: eklips

→ Papiamentu: eklips

Borrowed from Middle French eclipse, from Old French eclipse, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “eclipse”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “I abandon, go missing, vanish”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and λείπω (leípō, “I leave behind”).

der

(astronomy) eclipse, the blocking of light to a celestial body by another celestial body.


asteroïde

nl-noun

asteroïde f (plural asteroïden or asteroïdes)

Borrowed from French astéroïde, from English asteroid. First attested in 1827.


sterrenzwerm

From ster + -en- + zwerm. First attested in the nineteenth century.


ijsreus

Compound of ijs (“ice”) + reus (“giant”).

(astronomy) ice giant (icy giant planet)


hoofdreeksster

hoofdreeksster m (plural hoofdreekssterren)

From hoofdreeks + ster, probably a calque.


hoofdreeks

(astronomy, uncountable) The main sequence.


hemelmechanica

(astronomy, physics) celestial mechanics


culminatie

(astronomy) culmination, transit, the reaching of the highest altitude by a celestial body


harmonie der sferen

music of the spheres
music of the spheres

(historical, astronomy) music of the spheres


gaswolk

gaswolk f (plural gaswolken, diminutive gaswolkje n)

gaswolken (plural)
gaswolkje (diminutive neuter)

(astronomy) interstellar nebula of primarily gas


gasnevel

gasnevel f (plural gasnevels or gasnevelen, diminutive gasneveltje n)

gasnevels (plural)
gasnevelen (plural)
gasneveltje (diminutive neuter)

(astronomy) interstellar nebula of (primarily) gas


Marsverkenner

Marsverkenner m (plural Marsverkenners, diminutive Marsverkennertje n)

Marsverkenners (plural)
Marsverkennertje (diminutive neuter)

De delicate precisielanding van de Marsverkenner van de NASA, Perseverance, is gelukt.

2021 February 16, VRT NWS Creative, Michaël Torfs, Ludwig De Wolf, VRT NWS

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


cryovulkaan

Calque of English cryovolcano, equivalent to cryo- + vulkaan.

(planetology, geology, volcanology) a volcano on an icy moon or asteroid that ejects volatile materials rather than magma; a cryovolcano


cryovulkanisme

cryovulkanisme m (plural cryovulkanismen)

Calque of English cryovolcanism, equivalent to cryo- + vulkanisme.

(volcanology, planetology, geology) The activity, and associated phenomena, of a cryovolcano – a volcano that ejects volatile materials rather than magma; cryovolcanism


micronova

micronova f (plural micronovae or micronova's, diminutive micronovaatje n)

micronovae (plural)
micronova's (plural)
micronovaatje (diminutive neuter)


dwergnova

dwergnova f (plural dwergnovae or dwergnova's, diminutive dwergnovaatje n)

dwergnovae (plural)
dwergnova's (plural)
dwergnovaatje (diminutive neuter)


occultatie

occultatie f (plural occultaties, diminutive occultatietje n)

occultaties (plural)
occultatietje (diminutive neuter)