Zimtstern

German

Zimtstern

Etymology

Compound of Zimt (“cinnamon”) +‎ Stern (“star”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɪmtˌʃtɛʁn]

Noun

Zimtstern m (genitive Zimtsternes or Zimtsterns, plural Zimtsterne)

cinnamon star (christmas cookie)

Declension

Declension of Zimtstern

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zimtstern	die	Zimtsterne
genitive	eines	des	Zimtsternes, Zimtsterns	der	Zimtsterne
dative	einem	dem	Zimtstern, Zimtsterne¹	den	Zimtsternen
accusative	einen	den	Zimtstern	die	Zimtsterne

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Hypernyms

Weihnachtsgebäck

Related terms

Zimtschnecke, Zimtzicke, Zimtzucker
Abendstern, Bruststern, Morgenstern, Weihnachtsstern, Sternsuppe

Further reading

“Zimtstern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Zimtstern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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