Strandheister in Low German

Pronunciation: /stɾanthaɪ̯stɐ/

noun

Syllabication: Strand·heis·ter

Plural: Strandheisters f de Strandheister

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advanced vocabulary

name of species

Low Saxon:

Haematopus ostralegus: Oort von Vagel

English:

oystercatcher

Dutch:

scholekster

German:

Austernfischer

Examples:

De Strandheister kummt an de Küsten von Europa, Asien un Afrika vör.

image illustrating the submeaning

Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Strand + Heister

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