koster
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkostɛr]
Noun
koster f
- genitive plural of kostra
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch coster, from Old French costre, from Late Latin custor, from custōs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔs.tər/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kos‧ter
Noun
koster m (plural kosters, diminutive kostertje n)
- (Christianity) a churchwarden, a caretaker at a church, sacristan
Derived terms
- hoofdkoster
- Koster
- kostersambt
- kosterschap
- kostersvrouw
- kosterswoning
Descendants
- → Indonesian: koster
- → Papiamentu: kòster, kòstu
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkostər/ [ˈkos.t̪ər]
- Rhymes: -ostər
- Syllabification: kos‧ter
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English coaster.
Noun
kostêr (plural koster-koster)
- coaster (something that coasts or is used to coast)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutch koster, from Middle Dutch coster, from Old French costre, from Late Latin custor, from custōs.
Noun
kostêr (plural koster-koster)
- (Catholicism) a churchwarden, a caretaker at a church, sacristan
Further reading
- “koster” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
koster m
- indefinite plural of kost
Verb
koster
- present of koste
Swedish
Etymology
From Koster, also called Kosteröarna (the Koster islands), an archipelago in northern Bohuslän, known as the Koster Islands in English. The name is of uncertain origin, possibly Old Norse kostir (“eating place”), referring to bountiful fishing around the islands, from kostr (“choice, goods, food”).[1]
Noun
koster c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | koster | kosters |
| definite | kostern | kosterns | |
| plural | indefinite | kostrar | kostrars |
| definite | kostrarna | kostrarnas |
See also
References
- koster in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- koster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- koster in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ ”Koster - Naturreservat i Kosterhavet”. Länsstyrelsen Västra Götalands län. 15 december 2010