Forster

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See also: Förster and forster

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Etymology

  • As an English surname, from the noun forester.
  • Also as an English surname, borrowed from French fustrier (blockmaker), from fustre (baulk of timber).
  • As a French and Norman surname, from Old French forcetier (cutter), from forcettes (scissors).
  • As a German surname, spelling variant of Förster and Först (both related to Forst (forest)).

Proper noun

Forster

  1. An occupational or topographic surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked or lived in a forest.
  2. A coastal town in MidCoast council area, Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.

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Polish

Etymology

From German Forster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.stɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrstɛr
  • Syllabification: For‧ster

Proper noun

Forster m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
singular plural
nominative Forster Forsterowie
genitive Forstera Forsterów
dative Forsterowi Forsterom
accusative Forstera Forsterów
instrumental Forsterem Forsterami
locative Forsterze Forsterach
vocative Forsterze Forsterowie
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Proper noun

Forster f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Derived terms

  • Forsterowa
  • Forsterówna

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