Fist

See also: fist and FIST

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vist, from Proto-Germanic *fistiz, from Proto-Indo-European *pesd-. Cognate with Dutch veest and Ancient Greek πέζις (pézis, “puffball”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪst/

Noun

Fist m (strong, genitive Fistes or Fists, plural Fiste)

1. (regional) soft fart

Declension

Declension of Fist [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fist	die	Fiste
genitive	eines	des	Fistes, Fists	der	Fiste
dative	einem	dem	Fist, Fiste1	den	Fisten
accusative	einen	den	Fist	die	Fiste

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Bovist
• fisten

Further reading

• “Fist” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Fist” in Duden online
• “Fist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache