פֿלאַסטער

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German pflaster, from Old High German pflastar (“plaster, pavement”), from Proto-West Germanic *plastr. Compare German Pflaster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɫastər/

Noun

פֿלאַסטער • (flaster) m, plural פֿלאַסטערס (flasters), diminutive פֿלעסטערל (flesterl)

1. bandage

   Synonym: באַנדאַזש (bandazh)

2. (adhesive) patch
3. adhesive tape

   Synonym: קלעפּבאַנד (klepband)

Derived terms

• ענגלישער פֿלאַסטער (englisher flaster)
• כירורגישער פֿלאַסטער (khirurgisher flaster, “surgical tape”)
• ניקאָטין־פֿלאַסטער (nikotin-flaster, “nicotine patch”)
• זענעפֿט־פֿלאַסטער (zeneft-flaster, “mustard plaster”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿלאַסטער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “bandage”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN