Auster

Concepts

oyster

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oysters

oyster shell

Anemoi

Synonyms

Austern

langweilen

στρείδι

Pfaffenschnittchen

Translations

huître

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ostra

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ostra

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ostrica

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oester

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istiridye

ostra

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στρείδι

محار

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ostrea

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huitre

stiridye

ostriche

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊ̯stɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Old High German: -

Borrowed from Middle Low German: ūster

Cognate with Old English: ostre

Cognate with Old French: oistre

Cognate with French: huître

In summary

Attested a few times in Old High German, but only much later effectively introduced via Middle Low German ūster, from Middle Dutch oester. The Dutch word is borrowed from Latin ostrea, itself from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon) (pertaining to ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”), ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “shell”)). Compare Old English ostre, Old French oistre (modern French huître).