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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	koster	kosters
	definite	kostern	kosterns
plural	indefinite	kostrar	kostrars
	definite	kostrarna	kostrarnas

See also

• snipa

References

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