German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German rust, with the same suffix as in Heister, Holunder, Wacholder, etc.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁyːstɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Rüs‧ter

Noun

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Rüster f (genitive Rüster, plural Rüstern)

  1. elm (tree)
    Synonym: Ulme
  2. elm (wood)
    Synonym: Ulme

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Rüster”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 697

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