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

Halfter n or m (strong, genitive Halfters, plural Halfter)

  1. (equestrianism) halter
Declension
Declension of Halfter [neuter // masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Halfter die Halfter
genitive eines des Halfters der Halfter
dative einem dem Halfter den Halftern
accusative ein, einen das, den Halfter die Halfter

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

Halfter n (strong, genitive Halfters, plural Halfter) or
Halfter (rare) f (genitive Halfter, plural Halftern)

  1. (weaponry) holster
    Synonym: Holster
Declension
Declension of Halfter [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Halfter die Halfter
genitive eines des Halfters der Halfter
dative einem dem Halfter den Halftern
accusative ein das Halfter die Halfter
Declension of Halfter [feminine (rare)]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Halfter die Halftern
genitive einer der Halfter der Halftern
dative einer der Halfter den Halftern
accusative eine die Halfter die Halftern

Further reading
  • “Halfter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Halfter” in Duden online
  • “Halfter” in Duden online
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