Halfter

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhalftər/, [ˈhalf.tɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Half‧ter

Etymology 1

From Middle High German halfter, Old High German halftra (halter), from Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā.

Noun

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  1. (equestrianism) halter
Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German hulfter (saddlecloth; quiver) alongside hulft, hulst, from Old High German hulft, hulst (“saddlecloth”, also hulfter, but in a copy from the 14th c.). Further origin uncertain. In view of Old Saxon hulist, Middle Low German holster, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (hulistr), all (also) “cloth” or “saddlecloth”, some relation with these words (Proto-Germanic *hulistrą) seems very likely. It is unclear, however, whether this relation is original or secondary. The modern -a- is from interaction with etymology 1, probably reinforced by dialectal (near-)mergers before dark -l-.

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) or
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (weaponry) holster
    Synonym: Holster
Declension

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Further reading

  • Halfter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Halfter” in Duden online
  • Halfter” in Duden online
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