holster

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
2. A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.

Verb

To put something in a holster.

Concepts

étui

étui de revolver

gaine

holster

Synonymes

stand

frame

capsule

case

chassis

chrysalis

cocoon

etui

framework

jacket

pupa

quiver

rack

housing

shoulder holster

base

generator bracket

bay

Traductions

Holster

coldre

fondina

pistolera

Pistolentasche

Halfter

pistolera

estojo de pistola

holster

fodero

الحافظة

tabanca kılıfı

Holster -s

πιστολοθήκη

thiki

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhɒlstə(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à ancien anglais: heolstor

Appartenant à danois: hylster

Appartenant à islandais: hulstur

Appartenant à gotique: 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂

Appartenant à allemand: Halfter

In summary

From Dutch holster (“pistol-case, holster”), from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hulastrą, *hulistrą (“hull, case, covering”).
Cognate with Old English heolstor (“a covering, veil, hiding-place”), Danish hylster (“pistol case, envelope”), Icelandic hulstur (“sheath”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (hulistr, “covering”). Compare German Halfter (“pistol case”). Related to hull, hele.