oester
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈustər/
noun
Definitions
- oyster, mollusc of the family Ostreidae
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch oester derived from Latin ostrea (oyster, an oyster) derived from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (bivalve, oyster).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὄστρεον
Gloss
bivalve, oyster
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ostracean English
- ostreaceous English
- ostreaculture English
- ostrea Latin
- ostrearius Latin
- ostreatus Latin
- ostreosus Latin
- ostreum Latin
- ostrum Latin
- ostrica Italian
- ὀστρέϊνος Ancient Greek
- ὄστρεον Ancient Greek
- ostre Old English
- oistre Old French
- ostra Galician
- oester Middle Dutch
- ūster Middle Low German
- острига Macedonian
- òstrega Venetian
- oistre xno