Alster
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Proper noun edit
die Alster f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Alster)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of Alsterwasser.
Noun edit
Alster n (strong, genitive Alsters, plural Alster)
- Clipping of Alsterwasser (“shandy”).
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
Alster f (genitive Alster, plural Alstern)
- Alternative form of Elster (“magpie”)
Declension edit
Declension of Alster [feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Alster” in Duden online
- Alster on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Alster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache