faster
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: fäster
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
fast (“quick; quickly”) + -er.
Adjective[edit]
faster
- comparative form of fast: more fast
Adverb[edit]
faster
- comparative form of fast: more fast
Etymology 2[edit]
fast (“refrain from eating”) + -er.
Noun[edit]
faster (plural fasters)
- Agent noun of fast (voluntarily refrain from eating); one who fasts.
Translations[edit]
one who fasts
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Old Norse fǫðursystir, equivalent to fader (“father”) + søster (“sister”).
Noun[edit]
faster c (singular definite fasteren, plural indefinite fastre)
- paternal aunt; one's father's sister
Declension[edit]
Declension of faster
Hypernyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “faster” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
faster m, f
Verb[edit]
faster
- present tense of faste
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
faster f
Old Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz.
Adjective[edit]
faster
Declension[edit]
Declension of faster (strong)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | faster | fast | fast |
| accusative | fastan | fasta | fast |
| dative | fastum, -om | fastri, -re | fastu, -o |
| genitive | fasts | fastrar | fasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | fastir, -e(r) | fastar | fast |
| accusative | fasta | fastar | fast |
| dative | fastum, -om | fastum, -om | fastum, -om |
| genitive | fastra | fastra | fastra |
Declension of faster (weak)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fasti, -e | fasta | fasta |
| accusative | fasta | fastu, -o | fasta |
| dative | fasta | fastu, -o | fasta |
| genitive | fasta | fastu, -o | fasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | fastu, -o | fastu, -o | fastu, -o |
| accusative | fastu, -o | fastu, -o | fastu, -o |
| dative | fastu, -o | fastu, -o | fastu, -o |
| genitive | fastu, -o | fastu, -o | fastu, -o |
Descendants[edit]
- Swedish: fast
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish faþur systir, faþersyster, from Old Norse fǫðursystir.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
faster c
- paternal aunt
Declension[edit]
| Declension of faster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | faster | fastern | fastrar | fastrarna |
| Genitive | fasters | fasterns | fastrars | fastrarnas |
See also[edit]
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