Vorkoster

German

Etymology

From vorkosten (“to pretaste”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːʁˌkɔstəʁ/, [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔs.tɐ], [ˈfɔɐ̯-]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Vor‧kos‧ter

Noun

Vorkoster m (strong, genitive Vorkosters, plural Vorkoster, feminine Vorkosterin)

  1. taster (of food before it is served, especially an agent employed to prevent poisonings)

Declension

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

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