"Gestirn" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈʃtɪʁn/ Audio: De-Gestirn.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -ɪʁn Etymology: From Middle High German gestirn, gestirne, from Old High German gistirni. By surface analysis, ge- (collective prefix) + Stern (“star”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gestirn}} Middle High German gestirn, {{inh|de|goh|gistirni}} Old High German gistirni, {{surf|de|ge-|Stern|pos1=collective prefix|t2=star}} By surface analysis, ge- (collective prefix) + Stern (“star”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s:es}} Gestirn n (strong, genitive Gestirns or Gestirnes, plural Gestirne) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s:es}} Forms: Gestirns [genitive], Gestirnes [genitive], Gestirne [plural], strong [table-tags], Gestirn [nominative, singular], Gestirne [definite, nominative, plural], Gestirns [genitive, singular], Gestirnes [genitive, singular], Gestirne [definite, genitive, plural], Gestirn [dative, singular], Gestirne [dative, singular], Gestirnen [dative, definite, plural], Gestirn [accusative, singular], Gestirne [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. celestial body, heavenly body Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Himmelskörper
    Sense id: en-Gestirn-de-noun-Chq2pTAo
  2. (archaic or poetic) stars collectively, especially a constellation Tags: archaic, neuter, poetic, strong Synonyms: Sterne, Sternbild
    Sense id: en-Gestirn-de-noun-~XpMA7-C Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with ge-: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Dreigestirn, Nachtgestirn Related terms: bestirnen, Stirn (english: not related)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Dreigestirn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Nachtgestirn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "gestirn",
      "gestirn#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "gestirne",
      "gestirne#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "gistirni",
      "gistirni#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ge-",
      "ge-#German"
    ],
    [
      "collective",
      "collective"
    ],
    [
      "Stern",
      "Stern#German"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "2": "ge-",
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        "t2": "star"
      },
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      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German gestirn, gestirne, from Old High German gistirni. By surface analysis, ge- (collective prefix) + Stern (“star”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Gestirns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirnes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,s:es"
      },
      "expansion": "Gestirn n (strong, genitive Gestirns or Gestirnes, plural Gestirne)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "n,s:es"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bestirnen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "not related",
      "translation": "not related",
      "word": "Stirn"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "celestial body, heavenly body"
      ],
      "id": "en-Gestirn-de-noun-Chq2pTAo",
      "links": [
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          "celestial body",
          "celestial body"
        ],
        [
          "heavenly body",
          "heavenly body"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Himmelskörper"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German terms prefixed with ge-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stars collectively, especially a constellation"
      ],
      "id": "en-Gestirn-de-noun-~XpMA7-C",
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        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ],
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          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic or poetic) stars collectively, especially a constellation"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Sterne"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sternbild"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "neuter",
        "poetic",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡəˈʃtɪʁn/"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fd/De-Gestirn.ogg/De-Gestirn.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/De-Gestirn.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʁn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gestirn"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms prefixed with ge-",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/ɪʁn",
    "Rhymes:German/ɪʁn/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Dreigestirn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nachtgestirn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
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      "gestirn",
      "gestirn#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "gestirne",
      "gestirne#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "gistirni",
      "gistirni#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ge-",
      "ge-#German"
    ],
    [
      "collective",
      "collective"
    ],
    [
      "Stern",
      "Stern#German"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "1": "de",
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        "pos1": "collective prefix",
        "t2": "star"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, ge- (collective prefix) + Stern (“star”)",
      "name": "surf"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German gestirn, gestirne, from Old High German gistirni. By surface analysis, ge- (collective prefix) + Stern (“star”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Gestirns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirnes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirnes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Gestirn n (strong, genitive Gestirns or Gestirnes, plural Gestirne)",
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bestirnen"
    },
    {
      "english": "not related",
      "translation": "not related",
      "word": "Stirn"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "celestial body, heavenly body"
      ],
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          "celestial body"
        ],
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          "heavenly body",
          "heavenly body"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Himmelskörper"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "constellation",
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        "(archaic or poetic) stars collectively, especially a constellation"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Sterne"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sternbild"
        }
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "neuter",
        "poetic",
        "strong"
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɡəˈʃtɪʁn/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Gestirn"
}

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