Gast
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- As a German surname, from Gast (“guest”) (see below).
- As an Alemannic German surname, shortened from the personal Germanic names Arbogast and Gastolf.
- As a French surname, from Old French gast (“wasteland”).
Proper noun[edit]
Gast (plural Gasts)
- A surname.
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German gast, from Old High German gast. From Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest, host, someone with whom one has reciprocal duties of hospitality”). Cognate with English guest.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Gast m (genitive Gastes or Gasts, plural Gäste, female Gast or Gästin)
Usage notes[edit]
Gast is one of the few German masculine nouns referring to human beings that has no feminine equivalent. Gast is used for both male and female guests.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Gast
Derived terms[edit]
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