Planet

See also: planet, planèt, and plånet

German
Die Erde ist einer von neun/acht Planeten, welche die Sonne umkreisen.

Etymology

A loanword from Latin planeta, planetes, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs), a variant of πλάνης (plánēs, “wanderer”). The German term Wandelstern is a calque of the former.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plaˈneːt/
  • Planet(file)

Noun

Planet m (weak, genitive Planeten, plural Planeten)

  1. (astronomy) planet
    Synonyms: Wandelstern m; (obsolete) Irrstern m
    Mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten.
    My father explains to me our nine planets every Sunday. (A mnemonic to remember the order of Merkur, Venus, Erde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun, Pluto)

Declension
Declension of Planet [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Planet die Planeten
genitive eines des Planeten der Planeten
dative einem dem Planeten den Planeten
accusative einen den Planeten die Planeten

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “Planet” in Duden online
  • “Planet” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plaˈneːt/

Noun

Planet m (plural Planete)

  1. planet

Further reading
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