ledstjärna

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ledhestiärna. Equivalent to led +‎ stjärna, but now intuitively leda (“lead”) +‎ stjärna (“star”). Cognate with English lodestar, Danish ledestjerne, Dutch leidster.

Noun

ledstjärna c

  1. a guiding principle, a lodestar (guiding tenet or principle)
    Ödmjukhet och ärlighet var hennes ledstjärnor
    Humility and honesty were her guiding principles

Declension
Declension of ledstjärna 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ledstjärna ledstjärnan ledstjärnor ledstjärnorna
Genitive ledstjärnas ledstjärnans ledstjärnors ledstjärnornas

References
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