Laster
See also: laster and läster
English
Etymology
From laster.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Laster (plural Lasters)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Laster is the 3847th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9202 individuals. Laster is most common among White (49.49%) and Black/African American (44.62%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Laster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 400.
Anagrams
- Salter, Slater, alerts, alters, artels, estral, laters, ratels, resalt, salter, slater, staler, stelar, strale, streal, talers, tarsel, tralse
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlastɐ/
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Etymology 1
From Old High German lastar, from Proto-Germanic *lahstrą (with regular loss of h before st), a variant form of *lahtrą (whence Old English leahtor and Dutch lachter), from the root of *lahaną (“to blame, fault, reproach”) (whence also Old Norse lǫstr and its descendant Icelandic löstur), from Proto-Indo-European *lok-, whence also Old Irish locht.
Noun
Laster n (strong, genitive Lasters, plural Laster)
- vice (bad habit)
Declension
Declension of Laster [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Laster | die | Laster |
| genitive | eines | des | Lasters | der | Laster |
| dative | einem | dem | Laster | den | Lastern |
| accusative | ein | das | Laster | die | Laster |
Derived terms
- lasterhaft
- lästern
Etymology 2
Laster
lasten (“to load”) + -er
Noun
Laster m (strong, genitive Lasters, plural Laster)
- (colloquial) agent noun of lasten; truck, lorry (motor vehicle for transporting goods)
- Synonyms: LKW, Lastwagen, Lastkraftwagen
Declension
Declension of Laster [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Laster | die | Laster |
| genitive | eines | des | Lasters | der | Laster |
| dative | einem | dem | Laster | den | Lastern |
| accusative | einen | den | Laster | die | Laster |
Related terms
- Last f (“load”)
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1975), Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, 21st impression, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 425.
Further reading
- “Laster” in Duden online
- “Laster” in Duden online
- “Laster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Laster” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon