moarnsstjer

West Frisian

Etymology

From moarn (“morning”) +‎ stjer (“star”).

Noun

moarnsstjer c (plural moarnsstjerren, diminutive moarnsstjerke)

1. (astronomy) morning star; the planet Venus as seen in the eastern sky in the morning

   Coordinate term: jûnstjer

2. (botany) a goat's-beard; any plant of the genus Tragopogon

Further reading

• “moarnsstjer”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011