ledstjärna

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ledhestiärna. Equivalent to led +‎ stjärna, but now intuitively leda (“lead”) +‎ stjärna (“star”). Cognate with English lodestar, Danish ledestjerne, Dutch leidster.

Noun

ledstjärna c

  1. a guiding principle, a lodestar (guiding tenet or principle)
    Ödmjukhet och ärlighet var hennes ledstjärnor
    Humility and honesty were her guiding principles

Declension

Declension of ledstjärna
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ledstjärna ledstjärnas
definite ledstjärnan ledstjärnans
plural indefinite ledstjärnor ledstjärnors
definite ledstjärnorna ledstjärnornas

References

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