Sternchen

German

Etymology

Stern +‎ -chen

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Sternchen n (strong, genitive Sternchens, plural Sternchen)

1. diminutive of Stern: little star
2. (typography) asterisk
3. (film, music) starlet (young actor or singer, usually female)

Declension

Declension of Sternchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Sternchen	die	Sternchen
genitive	eines	des	Sternchens	der	Sternchen
dative	einem	dem	Sternchen	den	Sternchen
accusative	ein	das	Sternchen	die	Sternchen

Derived terms

• Filmsternchen, Popsternchen, Schlagersternchen

Further reading

• “Sternchen” in Duden online