Oostre

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Central Franconian Uustere, from Middle High German ostre, from Old High German ōstra, from Proto-West Germanic *austrā, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ.[1]

Cognate to German Ostern, Luxembourgish Ouschteren and Pennsylvania German Oschder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːʃtrə/
  • Rhymes: -oːʃtrə
  • Syllabification: Oos‧tre

Noun

Oostre n (plural Oostre)

  1. Easter
    • 2021, Piter Kehoma Boll, “Oostre”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 120, column 2:
      In Oostre gehm-mer unser Groseltre besughe.
      At Easter we visit our grandparents.
    • 2022 November, Naye Testamënt Tswaayxproochich [Bilingual New Testament], Barueri: Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil, →ISBN, Luke 22:1:
      Es waar ticht am Proot oone Heep Fest, woo Oostre kenënt waar.
      The Festival of Unleavened Bread was approaching, which was called Easter.

Derived terms

  • Oostreblumm
  • Oostreeu
  • Oostrehaas

References

  1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Oostre”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 120, column 2
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