ekster

Dutch

Pica pica

Alternative forms

• exter, aekster, aexter (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch egestre, exter, from Old Dutch *agastra, from Proto-West Germanic *agastrijā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛk.stər/

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• Hyphenation: ek‧ster

Noun

ekster m (plural eksters, diminutive ekstertje n)

1. The Eurasian magpie, Pica pica.
2. A magpie, any bird of the genus Pica.

Synonyms

• bonte piet

Derived terms

• ekstergans
• eksternest
• eksteroog
• klapekster
• klappen als een ekster
• scholekster

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ekster

Further reading

• ekster on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Anagrams

• kreest, sterke, streek, streke

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin extra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈekster/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ek‧ster

Preposition

ekster

1. outside (of)

Antonyms

• en
• malekster

Derived terms

• ekstere
• eksterlando