Pfosten
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German pfost, from Proto-West Germanic *post (“post, pedestal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈpfɔstən/, [ˈpfɔstən], [ˈpfɔstn̩] (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔstən/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔstən, -ɔstn̩
Noun[edit]
Pfosten m (strong, genitive Pfostens, plural Pfosten or Pfösten)
- post; pillar (long, fairly thick piece of wood or metal used to stabilise something)
- (less common) post; pole; pale (such an object used for purposes other than stabilisation)
- (sports) goalpost
- Synonym: Torpfosten
- (architecture) mullion
Usage notes[edit]
- The normal plural is unchanged Pfosten.
- The plural Pfösten is regional and restricted to southern Germany and Austria. It is rarely seen in standard usage.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Pfosten [masculine, strong]
Related terms[edit]
- Absperrpfosten, Begrenzungspfosten, Holzpfosten, Metallpfosten, Leitpfosten, Rohrpfosten, Straßenpfosten, Treppenpfosten (“newel”), Vollpfosten, Zaunpfosten
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