faster
See also: fäster
English
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ), -ɑːstə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
fast (“quick; quickly”) + -er.
Adjective
faster
- comparative form of fast: more fast
Adverb
faster
- comparative form of fast: more fast
Etymology 2
fast (“refrain from eating”) + -er.
Noun
faster (plural fasters)
- Agent noun of fast (voluntarily refrain from eating); one who fasts.
Translations
one who fasts
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Anagrams
- afters, farest, freats, strafe
Danish
Etymology
Old Norse fǫðursystir, equivalent to fader (“father”) + søster (“sister”).
Noun
faster c (singular definite fasteren, plural indefinite fastre)
- paternal aunt; one's father's sister
Declension
Declension of faster
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | faster | fasteren | fastre | fastrene |
| genitive | fasters | fasterens | fastres | fastrenes |
Hypernyms
- tante
References
- “faster” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
faster m or f
- indefinite plural of faste
Verb
faster
- present tense of faste
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
faster f
- indefinite plural of faste
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz.
Adjective
faster
- fast, firm
Declension
Declension of faster (strong)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | faster | fast | fast |
| accusative | fastan | fasta | fast |
| dative | fastum, -om | fastri, -re | fastu, -o |
| genitive | fasts | fastrar | fasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | fastir, -e(r) | fastar | fast |
| accusative | fasta | fastar | fast |
| dative | fastum, -om | fastum, -om | fastum, -om |
| genitive | fastra | fastra | fastra |
Declension of faster (weak)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fasti, -e | fasta | fasta |
| accusative | fasta | fastu, -o | fasta |
| dative | fasta | fastu, -o | fasta |
| genitive | fasta | fastu, -o | fasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | fastu, -o | fastu, -o | fastu, -o |
| accusative | fastu, -o | fastu, -o | fastu, -o |
| dative | fastu, -o | fastu, -o | fastu, -o |
| genitive | fastu, -o | fastu, -o | fastu, -o |
Descendants
- Swedish: fast
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish faþur systir, faþersyster, from Old Norse fǫðursystir.
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Noun
faster c
- paternal aunt
Declension
| Declension of faster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | faster | fastern | fastrar | fastrarna |
| Genitive | fasters | fasterns | fastrars | fastrarnas |
See also
- moster