Rüste
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Low German rüste. Cognate with Dutch rust. Ablaut variant of German Rast, English rest.
Noun[edit]
Rüste f (genitive Rüste, no plural)
- (obsolete) rest, resting
- (solemn, literary, poetic) sunset; (by extension) the end of a time period; chiefly in zur Rüste gehen
- Die Sonne geht zur Rüste. ― The sun is setting.
- Sein Leben ging zur Rüste. ― His life was ending.
- die Rüste des Tages ― the end of the day / the evening or nightfall
Declension[edit]
Declension of Rüste [sg-only, feminine]
Etymology 2[edit]
From the verb rüsten (“to prepare, equip, arm”). Not related with the above.
Noun[edit]
Rüste f (genitive Rüste, plural Rüsten)
- (Protestantism, rare) Synonym of Rüstzeit (“retreat for religious devotion”)
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