koster

See also: Koster and костёр

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkostɛr]

Noun

koster f

1. genitive plural of kostra

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch coster, from Old French costre, from Late Latin custor, from custōs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔs.tər/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: kos‧ter

Noun

koster m (plural kosters, diminutive kostertje n)

1. (Christianity) a churchwarden, a caretaker at a church, sacristan.

Derived terms

• hoofdkoster
• Koster
• kostersambt
• kosterschap
• kostersvrouw
• kosterswoning

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: kòster, kòstu

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

koster m

1. indefinite plural of kost

Verb

koster

1. present of koste

Swedish

en koster

Etymology

From Koster, also called Kosteröarna (the Koster islands), an archipelago in northern Bohuslän, known as the Koster Islands in English. The name is of uncertain origin, possibly Old Norse kostir (“eating place”), referring to bountiful fishing around the islands, from kostr (“choice, goods, food”).

Noun

koster c

1. a koster (type of wide sailboat from Bohuslän)

   Synonym: kosterbåt

Declension

Declension of koster
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	koster	kostern	kostrar	kostrarna
Genitive	kosters	kosterns	kostrars	kostrarnas

References

• koster in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• koster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• koster in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)