Laster

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See also: laster and läster

English

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Etymology

  • As an English surname, variant of Lester.
  • Also as an English occupational surname, from the noun laster.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Laster (plural Lasters)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Laster is the 3847th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9202 individuals. Laster is most common among White (49.49%) and Black/African American (44.62%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlastɐ/
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Etymology 1

From Old High German lastar, from Proto-Germanic *lahstrą (with regular loss of h before st), a variant form of *lahtrą (whence Old English leahtor and Dutch lachter), from the root of *lahaną (“to blame, fault, reproach”) (whence also Old Norse lǫstr and its descendant Icelandic löstur), from Proto-Indo-European *lok-, whence also Old Irish locht.

Noun

Laster n (strong, genitive Lasters, plural Laster)

  1. vice (bad habit)
Declension
Declension of Laster
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Laster die Laster
genitive eines des Lasters der Laster
dative einem dem Laster den Lastern
accusative ein das Laster die Laster
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Laster

lasten (“to load”) +‎ -er

Noun

Laster m (strong, genitive Lasters, plural Laster)

  1. agent noun of lasten
  2. (colloquial) truck, lorry (motor vehicle for transporting goods)
    Synonyms: LKW, Lastwagen, Lastkraftwagen
Declension
Declension of Laster
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Laster die Laster
genitive eines des Lasters der Laster
dative einem dem Laster den Lastern
accusative einen den Laster die Laster
Related terms
  • Last f (“load”)

References

  • Friedrich Kluge (1975), Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, 21st impression, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 425.

Further reading

  • “Laster” in Duden online
  • “Laster” in Duden online
  • “Laster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Laster” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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