Polster
See also: Pölster
German
Etymology
From Middle High German polster, bolster, from Old High German polstar, bolstar, from Proto-West Germanic *bolstr, from Proto-Germanic *bulstraz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“bag, pillow, paunch”). Compare English bolster, Dutch bolster, Swedish bolster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔlstɐ/
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Noun
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Polster (Austria) m (strong, genitive Polsters, plural Pölster)
- pad, padding
- upholstery
- reserve, especially of a financial nature
- (Austria, South Tyrol) cushion, pillow
- Synonym: Kissen
Usage notes
- In Austria, this noun's gender is masculine, and its plural form is Pölster.
Declension
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Masculine declension: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Hyponyms
- Kopfpolster
- Nackenpolster
Derived terms
- Polsterei
- Polsterei
- polstrig
- polstern
Related terms
- Polstermöbel
- Polstersessel
Descendants
- → Czech: polštář
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