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

References

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
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