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Dutch
Etymology 1
Compound of werpen (“to throw”) + ster (“star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛrp.stɛr/
- Hyphenation: werp‧ster
Noun
werpster f (plural werpsterren, diminutive werpsterretje n)
- throwing star, shuriken
- Synonym: shuriken
Etymology 2
From werpen (“to throw”) + -ster (feminine agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛrp.stər/
- Hyphenation: werp‧ster
Noun
werpster f (plural werpsters, diminutive werpstertje n, masculine werper)
- thrower (feminine); a woman who throws
- Synonym: gooister