Assepoester

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Asschepoester (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier assepoester, from as (“ash”) +‎ -e- +‎ poetsen (“to brush, to clean”) +‎ -ster (feminine agent suffix), so literally “female ash duster”, with loss of -t- before s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑsəˌpustər/

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• Hyphenation: As‧se‧poes‧ter

Proper noun

Assepoester f

1. Cinderella (fairy tale and fairy tale character)