Popstar

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English pop star, equivalent to Pop (“pop”) +‎ Star (“star”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔpˌstaːɐ̯], [ˈpɔpˌʃtaːɐ̯]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Pop‧star

Noun

Popstar m (strong, genitive Popstars, plural Popstars)

  1. pop star

Usage notes
  • The Suffix -in usually creates the female form for many nouns for living beings. However, this is not always the case when the term is borrowed from another language. In case of "Popstar" the female form is "weiblicher Popstar".

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

Hypernyms
  • Musikstar

Further reading
  • “Popstar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Popstar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Popstar” in Duden online
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