"Pfosten" meaning in German

See Pfosten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpfɔstən/, [ˈpfɔstən], [ˈpfɔstn̩] [standard], /ˈfɔstən/ (note: northern and central Germany) Audio: De-Pfosten.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔstən, -ɔstn̩ Etymology: From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German pfost, from Proto-West Germanic *post (“post, pedestal”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|la}}, {{inh|de|gmh|}} Middle High German [Term?], {{inh|de|goh|pfost}} Old High German pfost, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*post|t=post, pedestal}} Proto-West Germanic *post (“post, pedestal”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,-:^}} Pfosten m (strong, genitive Pfostens, plural Pfosten or Pfösten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,-:^}} Forms: Pfostens [genitive], Pfosten [plural], Pfösten [plural], strong [table-tags], Pfosten [nominative, singular], Pfosten [definite, nominative, plural], Pfösten [definite, nominative, plural], Pfostens [genitive, singular], Pfosten [definite, genitive, plural], Pfösten [definite, genitive, plural], Pfosten [dative, singular], Pfosten [dative, definite, plural], Pfösten [dative, definite, plural], Pfosten [accusative, singular], Pfosten [accusative, definite, plural], Pfösten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. post; pillar (long, fairly thick piece of wood or metal used to stabilise something) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Pfosten-de-noun-Dli3vVxs Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 32 38 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 33 35 14
  2. (less common) post; pole; pale (such an object used for purposes other than stabilisation) Tags: masculine, strong, uncommon Synonyms: Pfahl, Pflock, Mast
    Sense id: en-Pfosten-de-noun-JC0S8HW2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 32 38 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 33 35 14
  3. (sports) goalpost Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: Torpfosten
    Sense id: en-Pfosten-de-noun-cf1qSH7s Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 33 41 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 32 38 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 33 35 14 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (architecture) mullion Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Architectural elements
    Sense id: en-Pfosten-de-noun-NjfyNO7L Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 32 38 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 33 35 14 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Absperrpfosten, Begrenzungspfosten, Holzpfosten, Metallpfosten, Leitpfosten, Rohrpfosten, Straßenpfosten, Treppenpfosten (english: newel), Vollpfosten, Zaunpfosten

Inflected forms

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