Polster

See also: Pölster

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlstɐ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlstɐ

Noun

Polster n (strong, genitive Polsters, plural Polster) or
Polster (Austria) m (strong, genitive Polsters, plural Pölster)

1. pad, padding
2. upholstery
3. reserve, especially of a financial nature
4. (Austria, South Tyrol) cushion, pillow

   Synonym: Kissen

Usage notes

• In Austria, this noun's gender is masculine, and its plural form is Pölster.

Declension

Neuter declension:

Declension of Polster [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Polster	die	Polster
genitive	eines	des	Polsters	der	Polster
dative	einem	dem	Polster	den	Polstern
accusative	ein	das	Polster	die	Polster

Masculine declension:

Declension of Polster [masculine (Austria), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Polster	die	Pölster
genitive	eines	des	Polsters	der	Pölster
dative	einem	dem	Polster	den	Pölstern
accusative	einen	den	Polster	die	Pölster

Hyponyms

• Kopfpolster
• Nackenpolster

Derived terms

• Polsterei
• Polsterei
• polstrig
• polstern

Related terms

• Polstermöbel
• Polstersessel

Descendants

• → Czech: polštář
• → German Low German: Polster

Further reading

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