Elster

German

Etymology

From Middle High German elster, alster, short for agelster, agelaster, from Old High German agalstra, from Proto-Germanic *agalistrijǭ (“magpie”). Cognate with German Low German Eekster, Heekster (“magpie”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

Elster f (genitive Elster, plural Elstern)

  1. magpie

Declension
Declension of Elster
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Elster die Elstern
genitive einer der Elster der Elstern
dative einer der Elster den Elstern
accusative eine die Elster die Elstern
  • elstern
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