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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
Noun
Polster n (strong, genitive Polsters, plural Polster) or
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:
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Further reading
- “Polster” in Duden online
- “Polster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Polster” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon