Apenköster in Low German

Pronunciation: /ɔːpm̩kœstɐ/

noun

Syllabication: A·pen·kös·ter

Plural: Apenkösters m de Apenköster

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map

peripheral vocabulary

used in colloquial speech

figurative

Low Saxon:

mallerige Person

English:

droll fellow

fogey

odd fish

wacko

Dutch:

vreemde stoethaspel

German:

komischer Kauz

Examples:

Ik müss em bloots ankieken un wüss lieks, dat he en Apenköster is.

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Aap + Köster

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