Dreigestirn

== German == === Etymology === drei (“three”) +‎ Gestirn (“star, constellation”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃtɪʁn/ Hyphenation: Drei‧ge‧stirn === Noun === Dreigestirn n (strong, genitive Dreigestirns, plural Dreigestirne) (dated) constellation of three stars (often humorous) group of three group of three figures in the carnival customs of Cologne: Prinz (“prince”), Bauer (“peasant”) and Jungfrau (“virgin”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Stern === Further reading === Dreigestirn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Dreigestirn” in Duden online “Dreigestirn”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)