Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en stjärna

star/ˈɧɛːrˌna/

Meaning

star

In Swedish: lysande himlakropp; figur med 4--6 vassa uddar som återger en sådan

Forms

Forms of stjärna
Singular, indefiniteen stjärna
Singular, definitestjärnan
Plural, indefinitestjärnor
Plural, definitestjärnorna

stjärna is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor stjärna, den stora stjärnan. Check another noun

Practise stjärna

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Is it en stjärna or ett stjärna?

Words built with stjärna

  • filmstjärna film star
  • stjärnfall shooting star, falling star
  • guldstjärna gold star

Questions

What does stjärna mean in English?

stjärna means “star”.

Is it en stjärna or ett stjärna?

It is en stjärna, and “the star” is stjärnan.

What is the plural of stjärna?

The plural of stjärna is stjärnor, and the definite plural is stjärnorna.

Similar words

asterisk

Origin

From Old Swedish stiærna, from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Nearby common words

stjärna is number 1,074 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary