ostara

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ.

Noun

ōstara f

  1. Easter, festival celebrated at the spring equinox

Inflection

Declension of ōstara (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative ōstara ōstara, ōstaron
accusative ōstara, ōstaron ōstara, ōstaron
genitive ōstaron ōstarono
dative ōstaron ōstaron

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: ôosteren

Further reading

  • “ōstara”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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