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Pfosten.

post; pillar (long, fairly thick piece of wood or metal used to stabilise something)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpfɔstən/[ˈpfɔstən][ˈpfɔstn̩]standard/ˈfɔstən/
  1. post; pillar (long, fairly thick piece of wood or metal used to stabilise something)

    masculine · strong
  2. post; pole; pale (such an object used for purposes other than stabilisation)

    masculine · strong · uncommon
  3. goalpost

    masculine · strong
  4. mullion

    masculine · strong
  5. post

    humorous · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German pfost, from Proto-West Germanic *post (“post, pedestal”). Sense 5 is a semantic loan from English post.

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