North Star (current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years) · Polaris (α Ursae Minoris)
köken: Literally, “Polar Star”. Coined by Jan Śniadecki.
guiding star, pole star, lodestar, cynosure (guiding tenet, that which serves to guide or direct) · the Mercedes-Benz logo, often used as a hood ornament
lodestar, star (or different thing) used for navigation
çekim: çoğul ledestjerner · tamlayan ledestjernes
köken: From Old Norse leiðarstjarna (“lodestar”), from Proto-Germanic *laidō + *sternǭ, equivalent to lede + stjerne.
Afhængig af hvilken videnskabelig og eksistentiel/moralsk tilgang man har til personligheden, kan denne ledestjerne have mange navne.
Norveççeledestjerne
Vietnamcasao bắc cực, 𣋀北極
Bulgarcaпътеводна звезда
cmn北極星 /北极星, 北辰, 指導原理 /指导原理, 指示方向之星
shzv(ij)ezda vodilja
Etimoloji
Inherited from Old Swedish ledhestiärna. Equivalent to led + stjärna, but now intuitively leda (“lead”) + stjärna (“star”). Cognate with English lodestar, Danish ledestjerne, Dutch leidster.