# das Dreigestirn

das Dreigestirn is a German noun meaning “constellation of three stars”. Forms: des Dreigestirns, die Dreigestirne.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Dreigestirns
- Plural: die Dreigestirne

## Meanings

1. _archaic_ constellation of three stars
2. _humorous_ group of three
3. group of three figures in the carnival customs of Cologne: Prinz (“prince”), Bauer (“peasant”) and Jungfrau (“virgin”)

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