Ostern

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ōsteren (plural of ōstere), from Old High German ōstarūn, a plural form of ōstara, from Proto-West Germanic *Austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ. Compare English Easter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoːstɐn/ Hyphenation: Os‧tern === Noun === Ostern n (strong, genitive Ostern, plural (chiefly without an article) Ostern) Easter frohe Ostern! ― happy Easter! ==== Usage notes ==== Can be used as a singular or plural noun. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Meronyms ==== Osterfreitag, Ostersamstag, Ostersonnabend Ostersonntag, Ostermontag ==== Derived terms ==== österlich ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== Ostara === Further reading === “Ostern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Ostern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Ostern” in Duden online