Mostert

See also: mostert

Central Franconian

Noun

Mostert

  1. (Aachen) mustard

German

Etymology

From northern Middle High German and Middle Low German mostert, both from Middle Dutch mostaert, from Old French mostarde. Doublet of Mostrich. Cognate with Luxembourgish Moschter, Dutch mosterd, English mustard, French moutarde.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔstərt/, [ˈmɔs.tɐt]
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Noun

Mostert m (strong, genitive Mosterts, no plural)

  1. (colloquial, dated, Rhineland, northwestern Germany) mustard
    Synonyms: Senf, (northeastern Germany) Mostrich

Usage notes
  • Still widely understood, but now mostly used to give a chummy, folksy effect, while Senf is the normal, unmarked word. Only the latter is used in Standard German proper.

Declension
Declension of Mostert [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Mostert
genitive eines des Mosterts
dative einem dem Mostert
accusative einen den Mostert
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