venster

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch venster, from Latin fenestra.

Noun

venster (plural vensters)

window

Descendants

→ Sotho: fenstere
→ Xhosa: ifestile
→ Zulu: ifasitela

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch venster (venstre, veinster, etc.), from Old Dutch fenstar, from Latin fenestra.

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: ven‧ster

Noun

venster n (plural vensters, diminutive venstertje n)

window

Synonyms

raam

Derived terms

vensterglas
vensterruit
vensterbank

Descendants

Afrikaans: venster
- → Sotho: fenstere
- → Xhosa: ifestile
- → Zulu: ifasitela

Anagrams

sterven, streven, venters

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German fenstar, from Latin fenestra (“window”).

Noun

venster n

window

Descendants

Alemannic German: Pfeister, Pfäischter, Feister, Fäischter, Pfenster
Swabian: Fenschdr, Feaschter
Cimbrian: béestar
German: Fenster
- → English: fenster
- → North Frisian: Fenster
East Central German:
Erzgebirgisch: Fansder

Upper Saxon: Fensdor
Luxembourgish: Fënster
Rhine Franconian:
Palatine German: Fenschder

Pennsylvania German: Fenschder
Vilamovian: faonster
Yiddish: פֿענצטער‎ (fentster)

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