Pfosten
German (Berlin)
/ˈpfɔstən/, /ˈfɔstən/
noun
Definitions
- 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
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German pfosto derived from Latin postis (post, pedestal, a post, door-post, a door-post, doorpost).
Origin
Latin
postis
Gloss
post, pedestal, a post, door-post, a door-post, doorpost
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
台
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- postis Latin
- Leitpfosten German
- Vollpfosten German
- leiten German
- voll German
- post Old English
- post Old French
- poste Galician
- pfosto Old High German