Feminine

Elster

Frequency

33k
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

ägerscht

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

äägerschte

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

aagascht

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʔɛlstɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German elster, alster, agelster, from Old High German agalstra, from Proto-West Germanic *agastrijā (“magpie”).

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