Fröbelstern

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁøːbəlˌʃtɛʁn]

Noun

Fröbelstern m (genitive Fröbelsterns or Fröbelsternes, 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
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 uncommon, see notes

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