Alster

Alster

German

Proper noun

Alster f (genitive Alster)

1. A tributary of the river Elbe.

Derived terms

• Alsterwasser

Etymology 2

Clipping of Alsterwasser.

Noun

Alster n (genitive Alsters, plural Alster)

1. Clipping of Alsterwasser (“shandy”).

Noun

Alster f (genitive Alster, plural Alstern)

1. Alternative form of Elster (“magpie”)

Further reading

• Alster in Duden online
• Alster on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de