ekster

Dutch

Pica pica

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) exter, aakster, aekster, aexter, exster

Etymology

From Middle Dutch egestre, exter, from Old Dutch *agastra, from Proto-West Germanic *agastrijā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛk.stər/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkstər
• Hyphenation: ek‧ster

Noun

ekster m (plural eksters, diminutive ekstertje n)

1. Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
2. magpie (any of various corvids, particularly of the genus Pica)

Derived terms

• blauwe ekster
• ekstergans
• eksternest
• eksteroog
• klapekster
• klappen als een ekster
• scholekster

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ekster

Further reading

• ekster on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Anagrams

• kreest, sterke, streek, streke

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin extrā (“outside of; beyond”, preposition).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈekster/

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• Audio 2:

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• Audio 3:

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• Rhymes: -ekster
• Syllabification: eks‧ter

Preposition

ekster

1. outside of

Antonyms

• en
• malekster

Derived terms

• ekstere
• eksterlando