Noun
die Sternwarte
Pronunciation: /ʃtɛʁnˌvaʁtə/
astronomical ground-based observatory
C2
rank #13,616
plural Sternwarten
Meanings
Noun
- astronomical ground-based observatory
Example sentence
Von der Sternwarte aus sieht man die Ringe des Saturn.
From the observatory you can see the rings of Saturn.
Word forms
singular
die Sternwarte
plural
die Sternwarten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Sternwarte
Accusativedie Sternwarte
Dativeder Sternwarte
Genitiveder Sternwarte
Plural
Nominativedie Sternwarten
Accusativedie Sternwarten
Dativeden Sternwarten
Genitiveder Sternwarten
Usage
- eine Sternwarte besuchen — Visit an astronomical observatory.
- Sternwarte / Planetarium — A place for observing the sky versus a theatre projecting representations of it.
Auf dem Hügel stand die Kuppel einer alten Sternwarte.
The dome of an old observatory stood on the hill.