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
m-s1 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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