"Sternchen" meaning in German

See Sternchen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Sternchen.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Stern + -chen. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Stern|-chen}}, {{af|de|Stern|-chen}} Stern + -chen Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Sternchen n (strong, genitive Sternchens, plural Sternchen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Sternchens [genitive], Sternchen [plural], strong [table-tags], Sternchen [nominative, singular], Sternchen [definite, nominative, plural], Sternchens [genitive, singular], Sternchen [definite, genitive, plural], Sternchen [dative, singular], Sternchen [dative, definite, plural], Sternchen [accusative, singular], Sternchen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. diminutive of Stern: little star Tags: diminutive, form-of, neuter, strong Form of: Stern (extra: little star)
    Sense id: en-Sternchen-de-noun-xOMhO9PA Categories (other): German diminutiva tantum, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German diminutiva tantum: 35 26 39 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 46 7 47 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 15 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 11 48
  2. (typography) asterisk Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Sternchen-de-noun-6ItYJ0OZ Categories (other): Typography, German diminutiva tantum, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -chen, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German diminutiva tantum: 35 26 39 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -chen: 16 52 32 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 15 42 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 11 48 Topics: media, publishing, typography
  3. (film, music) starlet (young actor or singer, usually female) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Sternchen-de-noun-LaxjiTu5 Categories (other): Film, Music, German diminutiva tantum, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Punctuation marks Disambiguation of German diminutiva tantum: 35 26 39 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 46 7 47 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 15 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 11 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 11 48 Disambiguation of Punctuation marks: 38 9 53 Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, music, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Filmsternchen, Popsternchen, Schlagersternchen

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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    },
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      "form": "Sternchen",
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    },
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      "form": "Sternchen",
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