Fröbelstern

German

Etymology

From Fröbel +‎ Stern (“star”). Named after Friedrich Fröbel (1782–1852), the inventor of kindergarten who encouraged paper-folding as a technique of early child education.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁøːbəlˌʃtɛʁn]

Noun

Fröbelstern m (strong, genitive Fröbelsternes or Fröbelsterns, plural Fröbelsterne)

  1. A Froebel star, a 16-pointed star made of folded paper and used as an Advent and Christmas decoration.

Declension

Declension of Fröbelstern [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fröbelstern die Fröbelsterne
genitive eines des Fröbelsternes, Fröbelsterns der Fröbelsterne
dative einem dem Fröbelstern, Fröbelsterne1 den Fröbelsternen
accusative einen den Fröbelstern die Fröbelsterne

1Now rare, see notes.

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