moster
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔstər/, [ˈmʌsd̥ɐ]
Etymology 1
Equivalent to mor (“mother”) + søster (“sister”), from Old Norse móðursystir.
Noun
moster c (singular definite mosteren, plural indefinite mostre)
- maternal aunt (the sister of one's mother)
Declension
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | moster | mosteren | mostre | mostrene |
genitive | mosters | mosterens | mostres | mostrenes |
Hypernyms
- tante c
References
- “moster” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
moster
- present of moste
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch mosterd, from Middle Dutch mostaert, from Old French moustarde (French moutarde), from moust (“must”), from Latin mustum.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmostər/ [ˈmos.t̪ər]
- Rhymes: -ostər
- Syllabification: mos‧ter
Noun
moster (plural moster-moster)
Alternative forms
- mustard (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “moster” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Contraction of modersøster.
Noun
moster m or f (definite singular mosteren or mostra, indefinite plural mostrer or mostre, definite plural mostrene)
- maternal aunt
- Coordinate term: faster
References
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Contraction of morsyster. Similar to Swedish and Danish moster
Noun
moster f (definite singular mostra, indefinite plural mostrer, definite plural mostrene)
- maternal aunt
- Coordinate term: faster
References
- “moster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “moster”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse móðursystir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʊˌstɛr/, /ˈmʊstɛr/
Audio: (file)
Noun
moster c
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | moster | mosters |
definite | mostern | mosterns | |
plural | indefinite | mostrar | mostrars |
definite | mostrarna | mostrarnas |
See also
References
- moster in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- moster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- moster in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
West Frisian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin mustum. Compare English mustard, Dutch mosterd (“mustard”), German Low German Musterd (“mustard”), Icelandic mustarður (“mustard”).
Noun
moster c (no plural)
Further reading
- “moster (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011