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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Knaster.[1] Doublet of canaster and canister.
Noun
[edit]knaster (countable and uncountable, plural knasters)
References
[edit]- ^ “knaster, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]knaster n
Usage notes
[edit]Used to describe both the crunchy sound of walking on gravel and the crackling sound of (dry) firewood burning. A sharp dry crackling sound.
Declension
[edit]Declension of knaster | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | knaster | knastret | knaster | knastren |
Genitive | knasters | knastrets | knasters | knastrens |
Derived terms
[edit]- knastertorr (“bone dry”)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- knaster in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knaster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knaster in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Traveller Norwegian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare German Knaster and English canaster
Noun
[edit]knaster