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Central Franconian
Etymology
From Old High German fenster, from Latin finestra.
Pronunciation
Noun
Finster f or n (plural Finstere, diminutive Finsterche)
- (most of Ripuarian, parts of Moselle Franconian) window
1931, “Die Mösch”performed by Willi Ostermann:Mer setzen des Meddaachs jewöhnlich en der Köch,
Weil et do am schönsten es.
De Finster steiht op, op eimol flüch en Mösch
Bei uns eren un setz sich op der Desch.- Around lunchtime we usually sit in the kitchen,
Because it’s most pleasant there.
The window is open, suddenly a sparrow
Flies in to us and sits down on the table.
Usage notes
- Always feminine in Moselle Franconian. Ripuarian usage varies.