Dreigestirn

German

Etymology

drei (“three”) +‎ Gestirn (“star, constellation”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃtɪʁn/
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  • Hyphenation: Drei‧ge‧stirn

Noun

Dreigestirn n (strong, genitive Dreigestirns, plural Dreigestirne)

  1. (dated) constellation of three stars
  2. (often humorous) group of three
  3. group of three figures in the carnival customs of Cologne: Prinz (“prince”), Bauer (“peasant”) and Jungfrau (“virgin”)

Declension

Declension of Dreigestirn [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Dreigestirn die Dreigestirne
genitive eines des Dreigestirns der Dreigestirne
dative einem dem Dreigestirn den Dreigestirnen
accusative ein das Dreigestirn die Dreigestirne

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