pleister
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplɛi̯.stər/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: pleis‧ter
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯stər
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch plaester, from Old French plastre, from Latin plastrum, from emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron), from ἔμπλαστον (émplaston).
Noun
pleister f (plural pleisters, diminutive pleistertje n)
- plaster, sticking plaster, band-aid
- Synonyms: kleefpleister, (Belgium) plakker
Alternative forms
- plaaster (Belgium)
Derived terms
- kleefpleister
- nicotinepleister
- pleisterpil
- trekpleister
Descendants
- Negerhollands: pleester
- → Indonesian: plester
- → Caribbean Javanese: plèster
- → Papiamentu: pleister, pleistu
Noun
pleister n (uncountable)
- plaster (lime mixture)
- Synonyms: kalk, witkalk, muurkalk, plaaster, pleistermortel, pleisterkalk, stuc, witsel
Derived terms
- pleisterafgietsel
- pleisteren (adjective and verb)
- pleisterkalk
- pleisterlaag
- pleistermortel
- pleisterwerk
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: plèister, pleister, plèistu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
pleister
- inflection of pleisteren:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative