østers

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Danish

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Noun

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østers c (singular definite østersen, plural indefinite østers)

  1. oyster (marine bivalve mollusk of the family Ostreidae)

Inflection

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See also

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb

Etymology

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From Low German östers.

Noun

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østers m (definite singular østersen, indefinite plural østers or østerser, definite plural østersene)

  1. an oyster (mollusc of family Ostreidae)

Usage notes

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  • Indefinite plural østers was considered non-standard between a 1984 spelling decision[1] and the 2005 spelling reform.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Norsk språkråd (1984), Årsmelding 1984, p. 24.
  2. ^ Norsk språkråd (2005), Rettskrivingsendringer fra 1. juli 2005, p. 18.

Further reading

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From Low German östers.

Noun

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østers m (definite singular østersen, indefinite plural østersar, definite plural østersane)

  1. an oyster (mollusc of family Ostreidae)

References

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