bólstur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bólstr, bulstr, from Proto-Germanic *bulstraz. Compare Swedish and Norwegian bolster, Dutch bolster, German Polster, English bolster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoulstʏr/
    Rhymes: -oulstʏr

Noun

bólstur m (genitive singular bólsturs, nominative plural bólstrar)

  1. bolster, pillow

Declension

Declension of bólstur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bólstur bólsturinn bólstrar bólstrarnir
accusative bólstur bólsturinn bólstra bólstrana
dative bólstri bólstrinum bólstrum bólstrunum
genitive bólsturs bólstursins bólstra bólstranna

Derived terms

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