koster

See also: Koster and костёр

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkostɛr]

Noun

koster f

  1. 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)

  1. (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)

  1. 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)

  1. (Catholicism) a churchwarden, a caretaker at a church, sacristan

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

koster m

  1. indefinite plural of kost

Verb

koster

  1. 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

  1. a koster (type of wide sailboat from Bohuslän)
    Synonym: kosterbåt

Declension

Declension of koster
nominative genitive
singular indefinite koster kosters
definite kostern kosterns
plural indefinite kostrar kostrars
definite kostrarna kostrarnas

See also

References

  1. ^ ”Koster - Naturreservat i Kosterhavet”. Länsstyrelsen Västra Götalands län. 15 december 2010