vinster

Middle High German

Etymology 1

From Old High German finstar.

Adjective

vinster

1. dark

Declension

Positive forms of vinster

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	nonneuter	neuter
strong declension	nominative	vinsterer	vinsteriu	vinsterȥ, vinstereȥ	vinster, vinstere	vinsteriu
	genitive	vinsters, vinsteres	vinsterre, vinsterer(e)	vinsters, vinsteres	vinsterre, vinsterer(e)
	dative	vinsterm, vinsterme, vinsterem(e)	vinsterre, vinsterer(e)	vinsterm, vinsterme, vinsterem(e)	vinstern, vinsteren
	accusative	vinstern, vinsteren	vinster, vinstere	vinsterȥ, vinstereȥ	vinster, vinstere	vinsteriu
weak declension	nominative	dër vinster, vinstere	diu vinster, vinstere	daȥ vinster, vinstere	die vinstern, vinsteren	diu vinstern, vinsteren
	genitive	dës vinstern, vinsteren	dër vinstern, vinsteren	dës vinstern, vinsteren	dër vinstern, vinsteren
	dative	dëm vinstern, vinsteren	dër vinstern, vinsteren	dëm vinstern, vinsteren	dën vinstern, vinsteren
	accusative	dën vinstern, vinsteren	die vinstern, vinsteren	daȥ vinster, vinstere	die vinstern, vinsteren	diu vinstern, vinsteren

Alternative forms

• dinster
• dǖster (Central Franconian; not strictly the same word, but replacing it)

Derived terms

• nebelvinster

Descendants

• Alemannic German: finschter, fiischter
• German: finster
• Yiddish: פֿינצטער (fintster)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vinster n or f

1. (West Central German) alternative form of vënster

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “vinster”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Swedish

Noun

vinster

1. indefinite plural of vinst

Anagrams

• vinters, vristen