Osterlamm
German, noun[ˈoːstɐˌlam]
Osterlamm is spelled O-S-T-E-R-L-A-M-M (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Osterlamm is a German neuter noun meaning “Easter Lamb, Paschal Lamb (paschal lamb)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Symbol für die Auferstehung Christi”.
What does Osterlamm mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterEaster Lamb, Paschal Lamb (paschal lamb)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Symbol für die Auferstehung Christi 2. meist süßes Backwerk in Form eines Lamms 3. Schaf, das zu Ostern geschlachtet wird
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 Osterlamm
- Osterlammes genitive
- Osterlamms genitive
- Osterlämmer plural
- Osterlamme dative singular
- Osterlämmern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Osterlamm?
- [ˈoːstɐˌlam]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Osterlamm in German?
Osterlamm appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).