Monster
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Etymology edit
First attested as masemunster in 1013. Derived from Old Dutch monstre (“large central parish church”).
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Proper noun edit
Monster n
- A village and former municipality of Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Munsterdonck (Carnival nickname)
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German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed in the 18th century from English monster.[1] Doublet of Monstrum.
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Noun edit
Monster n (strong, genitive Monsters, plural Monster)
Declension edit
Declension of Monster [neuter, strong]
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Further reading edit
- “Monster” in Duden online