"Polster" meaning in German

See Polster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔlstɐ/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Sebastian Wallroth-Polster.wav , De-Polster.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔlstɐ 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. Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*bʰelǵʰ-}}, {{inh|de|gmh|polster}} Middle High German polster, {{m|gmh|bolster}} bolster, {{inh|de|goh|polstar}} Old High German polstar, {{m|goh|bolstar}} bolstar, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*bolstr}} Proto-West Germanic *bolstr, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*bulstraz}} Proto-Germanic *bulstraz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*bʰelǵʰ-||bag, pillow, paunch}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“bag, pillow, paunch”), {{cog|en|bolster}} English bolster, {{cog|nl|bolster}} Dutch bolster, {{cog|sv|bolster}} Swedish bolster Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s,-}} Polster n (strong, genitive Polsters, plural Polster), {{de-noun|m􂀿Austria􂁀,s,^}} Polster (Austria) m (strong, genitive Polsters, plural Pölster) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s,-}}, {{de-ndecl|m􂀿Austria􂁀,s,^}} Forms: Polsters [genitive], Polster [plural], Polsters [genitive], Pölster [plural], strong [table-tags], Polster [nominative, singular], Polster [definite, nominative, plural], Polsters [genitive, singular], Polster [definite, genitive, plural], Polster [dative, singular], Polstern [dative, definite, plural], Polster [accusative, singular], Polster [accusative, definite, plural], strong [table-tags], Polster [nominative, singular], Pölster [definite, nominative, plural], Polsters [genitive, singular], Pölster [definite, genitive, plural], Polster [dative, singular], Pölstern [dative, definite, plural], Polster [accusative, singular], Pölster [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. pad, padding Tags: Austria, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Polster-de-noun-cz-zP~32
  2. upholstery Tags: Austria, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Polster-de-noun-qiRtt~zN
  3. reserve, especially of a financial nature Tags: Austria, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Polster-de-noun-cNN68fD9
  4. (Austria, South Tyrol) cushion, pillow Tags: Austria, masculine, strong Synonyms: Kissen Hyponyms: Kopfpolster, Nackenpolster Derived forms: Polsterei, polstrig, polstern Related terms: Polstermöbel, Polstersessel
    Sense id: en-Polster-de-noun-U6YFcsnU Categories (other): Austrian German, South Tyrolean German, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 2 78

Inflected forms

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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
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    },
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      "word": "Polstersessel"
    }
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "padding",
          "padding"
        ]
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        "Austria",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "upholstery"
      ],
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          "upholstery"
        ]
      ],
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        "Austria",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "reserve, especially of a financial nature"
      ],
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        [
          "reserve",
          "reserve"
        ]
      ],
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        "Austria",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Austrian German",
        "South Tyrolean German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cushion, pillow"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "cushion",
          "cushion"
        ],
        [
          "pillow",
          "pillow"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kissen"
        }
      ],
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        "Austria",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɔlstɐ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔlstɐ"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
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  ],
  "word": "Polster"
}

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