moster

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔstər/, [ˈmʌsd̥ɐ]

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

Declension of moster

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	moster	mosteren	mostre	mostrene
genitive	mosters	mosterens	mostres	mostrenes

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

Declension of moster

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	moster	mosters
	definite	mostern	mosterns
plural	indefinite	mostrar	mostrars
	definite	mostrarna	mostrarnas

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