moster

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔstər/,

Etymology 1

Equivalent to mor (“mother”) +‎ søster (“sister”), from Old Norse móðursystir.

Noun

moster c (singular definite mosteren, plural indefinite mostre)

1. maternal aunt (the sister of one's mother)

Declension

Hypernyms

• tante c

References

• “moster” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

moster

1. present of moste

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Contraction of modersøster.

Noun

moster m or f (definite singular mosteren or mostra, indefinite plural mostrer or mostre, definite plural mostrene)

1. maternal aunt

   Coordinate term: faster

References

• “moster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “moster” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• morset, mostre, storme, termos

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Contraction of morsyster. Similar to Swedish and Danish moster

Noun

moster f (definite singular mostra, indefinite plural mostrer, definite plural mostrene)

1. maternal aunt

   Coordinate term: faster

References

• “moster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “moster”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Anagrams

• storme, termos

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse móðursystir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊˌstɛr/, /ˈmʊstɛr/

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Noun

moster c

1. maternal aunt

Declension

See also

• faster
• farbror
• morbror

References

• moster in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• moster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• moster in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• motser, termos

West Frisian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin mustum. Compare English mustard, Dutch mosterd (“mustard”), German Low German Musterd (“mustard”), Icelandic mustarður (“mustard”).

Noun

moster c (no plural)

1. mustard

Further reading

• “moster (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011