Polyglot Dictionary

Elster

/ˈɛlstɐ/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Elstern

Meaning

  1. magpie

    • Die Elster stiehlt Glänzendes.

      The magpie steals shiny things.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

pie

pie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "magpie."

Portuguese

pega

pega is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "magpie."

Practice

1 What does Elster mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ stiehlt Glänzendes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Elster?

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