Ostara
English
Etymology
Related to Easter, which see for some more information.
Proper noun
Ostara
- A pagan and Wiccan holiday celebrating the spring equinox, sometimes also called Eostre or Easter.
Anagrams
- aortas
German
Alternative forms
- Ostra
- Ostera
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Ostara f
- goddess of Spring
Old High German
 | This entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Alternative forms
- Ôstra, Ôstora
Etymology
from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ. Compare gialtara, germara
Noun
*Ôstara f
- name of the goddess Easter
Declension
Declension of *Ôstara (n-stem feminine)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *Ôstara | Ôstarûn |
| accusative | *Ôstarûn | Ôstarûn |
| genitive | *Ôstarûn | *Ôstarôno |
| dative | *Ôstarûn | *Ôstarôm, *Ôstarôn |
References
- Jacob Grimm, James Steven Stallybrass (translator), Teutonic Mythology. Translated from the fourth Edition with Notes and Appendix, Vol. I 1882 and Vol. IV 1888
- ( Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer. Second Edition, 1906, p. 167: "ōstarūn, ōstoron, wfm. pl. Easter, Pascha" )
- ( Gerhard Köbler, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage), 2014, online, s.v. ōstara* )