Auster

== English == === Etymology === From Latin auster. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒstə/, /ˈɔːstə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑstəɹ/, /ˈɔstəɹ/ === Proper noun === Auster (Roman mythology) The god of the south wind. (poetic) The south wind, especially when personified. Synonyms: auster, ostro ==== Hypernyms ==== Anemoi ==== Coordinate terms ==== Boreas/Aquilon/Septentrio (north), Notus/Auster (south), Eurus/Subsolanus (east), Zephyr/Zephyrus/Favonius (west) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Sauter, Uretas, Sutera, Atreus, sauter, Tauers, urates == German == === Etymology === Attested a few times in Old High German, but only much later effectively introduced via Middle Low German ūster, from Middle Dutch oester. The Dutch word is borrowed from Latin ostrea, itself from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon) (pertaining to ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”), ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “shell”)). Compare Old English ostre, Old French oistre (modern French huître). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯stɐ/ === Noun === Auster f (genitive Auster, plural Austern) oyster ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== austerreich === Further reading === “Auster” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Auster” in Duden online “Auster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache