Noun
die Auster
Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ̯stɐ/
oyster
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plural Austern
Meanings
Noun
- oyster
Example sentence
Können Sie rohe Austern essen?
Can you eat raw oysters?
Word forms
singular
die Auster
plural
die Austern
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Auster
Accusativedie Auster
Dativeder Auster
Genitiveder Auster
Plural
Nominativedie Austern
Accusativedie Austern
Dativeden Austern
Genitiveder Austern
Usage
- die Auster / die Austern — oyster / oysters; the plural adds -n
- Austernschale — the shell of an oyster; a common compound
Die leere Schale einer Auster lag zwischen den Steinen.
The empty shell of an oyster lay among the stones.