Mostert

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === Moster (chiefly Moselle Franconian variant) Mooster, Moostert; Mosterich, Mostrich (scattered byforms) === Etymology === From Middle High German mostert, from Middle Dutch mostaert, from Old French mostarde. See the German below for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɔstʌt/, (chiefly Moselle Franconian also) /ˈmostʌt/ === Noun === Mostert m or n (most of Ripuarian, including Aachen; parts of Moselle Franconian) mustard Synonym: Sennef (parts of southern Moselle Franconian; otherwise means wild radish or wild mustard) === Further reading === “Mostert” in Rheinisches Wörterbuch == 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] === Noun === Mostert m (strong, genitive Mosterts, no plural) (colloquial, dated, parts of western Germany, including Rhineland, Westphalia) 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 ==== === Further reading === “Mostert”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Mostert” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.