halter

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɔltɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒltə/, /ˈhɔːltə/ Rhymes: -ɔːltə(ɹ), -ɒltə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English halter, helter, helfter, from Old English hælfter, hælftre (“halter”), from Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā (“harness”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”), equivalent to half- +‎ -ter. Cognate with Scots helter (“halter”), Dutch halfter, halster (“halter”), Low German halfter, helchter, halter (“halter”), German Halfter (“halter, holster”). ==== Alternative forms ==== helter (obsolete, Northern England) ==== Noun ==== halter (plural halters) A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them. Synonyms: headstall, headpiece, (British) headcollar A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope. Synonyms: collar; see also Thesaurus:hangman's noose A halter top. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== halter (third-person singular simple present halters, present participle haltering, simple past and past participle haltered) (transitive) To place a halter on. ===== Derived terms ===== halter up === Etymology 2 === From halt +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== halter (plural halters) One who halts or limps; a cripple. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== halter (plural halteres) Alternative form of haltere. === Anagrams === relath, Hartel, lather, Hartle, thaler, Thaler, Thrale, rathel == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες (haltêres). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈte] IPA(key): (Valencia) [alˈteɾ] === Noun === halter m (plural halters) dumbbell === Further reading === “halter”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French haltère or directly from Latin haltēres, from Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες (haltêres). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɑl.tər/ Hyphenation: hal‧ter === Noun === halter m (plural halters, diminutive haltertje n) (weightlifting) a dumbbell or barbell Hyponyms: dumbbell, barbell === Further reading === halter on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Middle English == === Alternative forms === helter, heltre, heltere, helfter, heltyr, haltre, haltur, heltrer === Etymology === Inherited from Old English hælftre, hælfter, from Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaltər/, /ˈhɛltər/, /ˈhaltrə/ === Noun === halter (plural haltres) A halter; horse headgear lacking a bit. (rare) A rope tied in a noose for hanging. (rare) The binding contract of marriage. ==== Descendants ==== English: halter Scots: helter, heltir, hilter ==== References ==== “halter, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 February 2019. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === halter present tense of halte == Portuguese == === Noun === halter m (plural halteres) alternative form of haltere === Further reading === “halter”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “halter”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Silesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Halter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxal.tɛr/ Rhymes: -altɛr Syllabification: hal‧ter === Noun === halter m inan holder (any object, usually oblong, used for holding any object) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === halter in silling.org == Swedish == === Noun === halter indefinite plural of halt == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French haltère, from Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες (haltêres). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /halˈteɾ/ Hyphenation: hal‧ter === Noun === halter (definite accusative halteri, plural halterler) (weightlifting) barbell, dumbbell weight halter kaldırmak ― to lift weights ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “halter”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “halter”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “halter”, in Nişanyan Sözlük