Bruststern

German

Etymology

Compound of Brust (“breast”) +‎ Stern (“star”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʁʊstˌʃtɛʁn]

Noun

Bruststern m (strong, genitive Bruststernes or Bruststerns, plural Bruststerne)

  1. breast star (decoration, medal)

Declension

Declension of Bruststern [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bruststern die Bruststerne
genitive eines des Bruststernes, Bruststerns der Bruststerne
dative einem dem Bruststern, Bruststerne1 den Bruststernen
accusative einen den Bruststern die Bruststerne

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Bruststern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bruststern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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