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Mostert

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Central Franconian

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Noun

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Mostert

  1. (Aachen) mustard

German

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Etymology

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From northern Middle High German and Middle Low German mostert, both from Middle Dutch mostaert, from Old French mostarde. Doublet of Mostrich. Cognate with Luxembourgish Moschter, Dutch mosterd, English mustard, French moutarde.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔstərt/, [ˈmɔs.tɐt]
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Noun

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Mostert m (strong, genitive Mosterts, no plural)

  1. (colloquial, dated, Rhineland, northwestern Germany) mustard
    Synonyms: Senf, (northeastern Germany) Mostrich

Usage notes

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  • Still widely understood, but now mostly used to give a chummy, folksy effect, while Senf is the normal, unmarked word. Only the latter is used in Standard German proper.

Declension

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