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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German pflaster, from Old High German pflastar (“plaster, pavement”), from Proto-West Germanic *plastr. Compare German Pflaster.
Pronunciation
Noun
פֿלאַסטער • (flaster) m, plural פֿלאַסטערס (flasters), diminutive פֿלעסטערל (flesterl)
- bandage
- Synonym: באַנדאַזש (bandazh)
- (adhesive) patch
- adhesive tape
- Synonym: קלעפּבאַנד (klepband)
Derived terms
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿלאַסטער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “bandage”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN