Ostern

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German ōsteren (plural of ōstere), from Old High German ōstarūn, a plural form of ōstara, from Proto-West Germanic *Austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ. Compare English Easter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːstɐn/
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  • Hyphenation: Os‧tern

Noun

Ostern n (strong, genitive Ostern, plural (chiefly without an article) Ostern)

  1. Easter
    frohe Ostern! ― happy Easter!
    • 1833, Reihenfolge der österreichischen Regenten, von Carl dem Großen bis in die neuesten Zeiten. Erste Abtheilung. I. Band. I. Lieferung, Wien, page 21:
      Die Veranlassung dazu war, daß als der König zu Worms einen Reichstag abhielt, wo er die Weihnachten und die Ostern des Jahres 790 feierte, Gesandte der Hunnen nach Worms kamen, welche über die von Carln verrückten Grenzen ihrer Länder klagten.
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Usage notes

Can be used as a singular or plural noun.

Declension

Declension of Ostern
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Ostern die Ostern1
genitive eines des Ostern der Ostern1
dative einem dem Ostern den Ostern1
accusative ein das Ostern die Ostern1

1Chiefly without an article.

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