Himmelskörper
German
Etymology
Compound of Himmel (“sky, heaven”) + -s- + Körper (“body”). Compare English celestial body, Swedish himlakropp, Italian corpo celeste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɪml̩sˌkœʁpɐ/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Himmelskörper m (strong, genitive Himmelskörpers, plural Himmelskörper)
Declension
Declension of Himmelskörper [masculine, strong]
Hypernyms
- (heavenly body): astronomisches Objekt n
Further reading
- “Himmelskörper” in Duden online
- “Himmelskörper” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache