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

• bólstraský