venster

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch venster, from Latin fenestra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

venster (plural vensters)

  1. window

Descendants

  • → Fanagalo: festel
  • → Sotho: fenstere
  • → Xhosa: ifestile
  • → Zulu: ifasitela

Danish

Adjective

venster

  1. misspelling of venstre

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch venster, venstre, veinster, from Old Dutch fenstar, from Latin fenestra. The computing sense is a calque of English window.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛn.stər/
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  • Hyphenation: ven‧ster
  • Rhymes: -ɛnstər

Noun

venster n (plural vensters, diminutive venstertje n)

  1. window
  2. (computing) window

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Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German fenstar, from Latin fenestra (“window”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈvens̠tər/, /ˈfens̠tər/

Noun

venster n

  1. window

Declension

Declension of venster (strong neuter with null plural)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein daȥ venster diu venster
genitive eines dës vensters, vensteres dër venster, venstere
dative eime dëm venster, venstere dën venstern, vensteren
accusative ein daȥ venster diu venster

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