"Elster" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʔɛlstɐ/ Audio: De-Elster.OGG , De-Elster2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German elster, alster, agelster, from Old High German agalstra, from Proto-West Germanic *agastrijā (“magpie”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|elster}} Middle High German elster, {{m|gmh|alster}} alster, {{m|gmh|agelster}} agelster, {{inh|de|goh|agalstra}} Old High German agalstra, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*agastrijā|t=magpie}} Proto-West Germanic *agastrijā (“magpie”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Elster f (genitive Elster, plural Elstern) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Elster [genitive], Elstern [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Elster [nominative, singular], Elstern [definite, nominative, plural], Elster [genitive, singular], Elstern [definite, genitive, plural], Elster [dative, singular], Elstern [dative, definite, plural], Elster [accusative, singular], Elstern [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. magpie Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Corvids Related terms: elstern
    Sense id: en-Elster-de-noun-ioj7sjTs Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Elster meaning in German (3.1kB)

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