Danish

Alternative forms

• stjærne (obsolete)

Noun

stjerne c (singular definite stjernen, plural indefinite stjerner)

1. star

Declension

References

• “stjerne” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Stjerne (person) from English star

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /'stjæːɳə/

Noun

stjerne m, f ‎(definite singular stjerna or stjernen, indefinite plural stjerner, definite plural stjernene)

1. star (a luminous celestial body)
2. star (a stylised symbol or object representing a star)
3. star (quality rating symbol)
4. star (famous person, such as a film star, pop star etc.)

Derived terms

References

• “stjerne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stjarna; stjerne (person) from English star

Noun

stjerne f ‎(definite singular stjerna, indefinite plural stjerner, definite plural stjernene)

1. a star (celestial body)
2. a star (stylised symbol, as above)
3. a star (quality rating symbol)
4. a star (person, as above)

Derived terms

• filmstjerne
• popstjerne
• stjernehimmel

References

• “stjerne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.