Faust
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After Johann Georg Faust, German magician and alchemist.
Proper noun
[edit]Faust
- A magician and alchemist of German lore who sold his soul to the Devil for knowledge and power.
- A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
Derived terms
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[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German fūst, vūst, voust, from Old High German fūst.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Faust f (genitive Faust, plural Fäuste, diminutive Fäustchen n)
- fist
- auf eigene Faust
- on one's own
Declension
[edit]Declension of Faust [feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Faust” in Duden online
- “Faust” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Faust” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Faust” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Faust on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German fūst, vūst, voust, from Old High German fūst.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Faust f (plural Feist, diminutive Feistche)
- fist
- Willst du meine Faust in deinem Gesicht?
- Do you want my fist in your face?
Further reading
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- Hunsrik terms derived from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Old High German
- Hunsrik terms derived from Old High German
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- Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik nouns
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- Hunsrik terms with usage examples