"Ersti" meaning in German

See Ersti in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeːɐ̯sti/ Audio: De-Ersti.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: erste + -i, probably with Erstsemester in mind, unless this is not back-formed to avoid the informality. Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|erste|i}} erste + -i Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s}} Ersti m (strong, genitive Erstis, plural Erstis) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Erstis [genitive], Erstis [plural], strong [table-tags], Ersti [nominative, singular], Erstis [definite, nominative, plural], Erstis [genitive, singular], Erstis [definite, genitive, plural], Ersti [dative, singular], Erstis [dative, definite, plural], Ersti [accusative, singular], Erstis [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (informal) frosh, firstie, first-year undergraduate student Tags: informal, masculine, strong Synonyms: Erstsemester, Studienbeginner, Hochschulbeginner, Hochschulanfänger
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