"ekster" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛk.stər/ Audio: Nl-ekster.ogg Forms: eksters [plural], ekstertje [diminutive, neuter], exter [alternative], aakster [alternative], aekster [alternative], aexter [alternative], exster [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛkstər Etymology: From Middle Dutch egestre, exter, from Old Dutch *agastra, from Proto-West Germanic *agastrijā. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|egestre}} Middle Dutch egestre, {{inh|nl|odt|*agastra}} Old Dutch *agastra, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*agastrijā}} Proto-West Germanic *agastrijā Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} ekster m (plural eksters, diminutive ekstertje n)
  1. Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ekster-nl-noun-cyJeDoMi Categories (other): Corvids, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40
  2. magpie (any of various corvids, particularly of the genus Pica) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ekster-nl-noun-BOZIYIe8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blauwe ekster, ekstergans, eksternest, eksteroog, klapekster, klappen als een ekster, scholekster

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "eksternest"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "eksteroog"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "klapekster"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "ekstertje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "exter",
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    },
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    },
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        "alternative"
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    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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    },
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    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    },
    {
      "word": "ekstergans"
    },
    {
      "word": "eksternest"
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    {
      "word": "eksteroog"
    },
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      "word": "klapekster"
    },
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      "word": "klappen als een ekster"
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      "word": "scholekster"
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    },
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      "form": "ekstertje",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "exter",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aakster",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aekster",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aexter",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "exster",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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  "pos": "noun",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛk.stər/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkstər"
    }
  ],
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}

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