filister

English

Noun

filister (plural filisters)

1. Alternative form of fillister

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Philister, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים (p'lishtím).

Noun

filister m (definite singular filisteren, indefinite plural filistere or filistre or filistrer, definite plural filisterne or filistrene)

1. (biblical) a Philistine
2. (in the modern sense) a philistine

See also

• filistar (Nynorsk)

References

• “filister” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “filister” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

filister m (definite singular filisteren, indefinite plural filisterar, definite plural filisterane)

1. (pre-1987) alternative form of filistar

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Philister.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈlis.tɛr/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -istɛr
• Syllabification: fi‧lis‧ter

Noun

filister m pers

1. (derogatory) babbitt, philistine

   Synonyms: drobnomieszczanin, kołtun, mieszczuch

2. academic fraternity member who graduated from the university

   Hypernyms: absolwent, członek

Declension

Declension of filister

	singular	plural
nominative	filister	filistrzy/filistry/filistry (deprecative)
genitive	filistra	filistrów
dative	filistrowi	filistrom
accusative	filistra	filistrów
instrumental	filistrem	filistrami
locative	filistrze	filistrach
vocative	filistrze	filistrzy/filistry

Derived terms

adjective

• filisterski

 

noun

• filisterstwo

 

Further reading

• filister in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• filister in Polish dictionaries at PWN