Laster

See also: laster and läster

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlastɐ/
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Etymology 1

From Old High German lastar, from Proto-Germanic *lahstrą (with regular loss of h before st), a variant form of *lahtrą (whence Old English leahtor and Dutch lachter), from the root of *lahaną (“to blame, fault, reproach”) (whence also Old Norse lǫstr and its Icelandic descendant löstur), from Proto-Indo-European root *lok-, whence also Old Irish locht.

Noun

Laster n (genitive Lasters, plural Laster)

  1. vice (bad habit)
Declension
Declension of Laster
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Laster die Laster
genitive eines des Lasters der Laster
dative einem dem Laster den Lastern
accusative ein das Laster die Laster
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Laster

lasten (“to load”) +‎ -er

Noun

Laster m (genitive Lasters, plural Laster)

  1. (colloquial) agent noun of lasten; truck, lorry (motor vehicle for transporting goods)
Declension
Declension of Laster
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Laster die Laster
genitive eines des Lasters der Laster
dative einem dem Laster den Lastern
accusative einen den Laster die Laster
Synonyms
  • Last f (“load”)

References
  • Friedrich Kluge (1975), Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, 21st impression, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 425.
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