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Finster
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Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Fenster scattered variant
gmw-cfr Feister Fester Fister Fiester additional Moselle Franconian variants
gmw-cfr vinster Kirchröadsj
Etymology
From gmw-cfr goh fenster, from gmw-cfr la finestra.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ˈfinstʌ/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun f n plural Finstere diminutive Finsterche
gmw-cfr most of _ Ripuarian parts of _ Moselle Franconian window
gmw-cfr 1931 Die Mösch w:Willi Ostermann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX5Ru65IoiI Mer setzen des Meddaachs jewöhnlich en der Köch, Weil et do am schönsten es. De Finster steiht op, op eimol flüch en Mösch Bei uns eren un setz sich op der Desch. Around lunchtime we usually sit in the kitchen, Because it’s most pleasant there. The window is open, suddenly a sparrow Flies in to us and sits down on the table.
Usage notes
Always feminine in Moselle Franconian. Ripuarian usage varies.