Abendstern

German

Mond und Abendstern — Moon and evening star

Etymology

Compound of Abend (“evening”) +‎ Stern (“star”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaːbn̩tˌʃtɛʁn]
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Proper noun

Abendstern m (genitive Abendsterns or Abendsternes)

  1. (astronomy) Evening star; the planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening.
  2. (astronomy) Evening star; any star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter.

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