Mostert

See also: mostert

Central Franconian

Noun

Mostert

1. (Aachen) mustard

German

Etymology

From northern Middle High German and Middle Low German mostert, both from Middle Dutch mostaert, from Old French mostarde. Doublet of Mostrich. Cognate with Luxembourgish Moschter, Dutch mosterd, English mustard, French moutarde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔstərt/, [ˈmɔs.tɐt]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Mostert m (strong, genitive Mosterts, no plural)

1. (colloquial, dated, Rhineland, northwestern Germany) mustard

   Synonyms: Senf, (northeastern Germany) Mostrich

Usage notes

• Still widely understood, but now mostly used to give a chummy, folksy effect, while Senf is the normal, unmarked word. Only the latter is used in Standard German proper.

Declension

Declension of Mostert [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mostert
genitive	eines	des	Mosterts
dative	einem	dem	Mostert
accusative	einen	den	Mostert

Further reading

• “Mostert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mostert” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Mostert” in Rheinisches Wörterbuch