pleister

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch plaester, from Old French plastre, from Latin plastrum, from emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron), from ἔμπλαστον (émplaston).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɛi.stər/

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• Hyphenation: pleis‧ter
• Rhymes: -ɛistər

Noun

pleister f (plural pleisters, diminutive pleistertje n)

1. plaster, sticking plaster, band-aid

Alternative forms

• plaaster (Belgium)

Synonyms

• (Belgium, informal) plakker
• kleefpleister

Derived terms

• kleefpleister
• nicotinepleister
• pleisterpil
• trekpleister

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: pleester
• → Indonesian: plester
• → Caribbean Javanese: plèster
• → Papiamentu: pleister, pleistu

Noun

pleister n (uncountable)

1. plaster (lime mixture)

Synonyms

• kalk, witkalk, muurkalk, plaaster, pleistermortel, pleisterkalk, stuc, witsel

Derived terms

• pleisterkalk
• pleisterafgietsel
• pleisteren (adjective and verb)
• pleisterkalk
• pleisterlaag
• pleistermortel
• pleisterwerk

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: plèister, pleister, plèistu

Verb

pleister

1. inflection of pleisteren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative