Alster
German, noun/ˈalstɐ/
Alster is spelled A-L-S-T-E-R (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,479th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alster is a German neuter noun meaning “clipping of Alsterwasser (“shandy”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Elster, Gartenkrähe”.
What does Alster mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterclipping of Alsterwasser (“shandy”)
noun
- 1
femininealternative form of Elster (“magpie”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Elster, Gartenkrähe
noun: 1. Kurzform für Alsterwasser, ein Mischgetränk aus Bier und Limonade
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Alster
- Alsters genitive
- Alstern plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Alster?
- /ˈalstɐ/
- [ˈalstɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Alster in German?
Alster appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).