Gast

See also: gast and gäst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gast, from Old High German gast. Cognate with English guest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡast]

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Noun

Gast m (genitive Gastes or Gasts, plural Gäste)

1. guest

Usage notes

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.

Derived terms

• gastlich

Related terms

• Abendgast
• Badegast
• Fahrgast
• Feriengast
• Festgast
• Gastarbeiter
• Gästezimmer
• gastfrei
• gastfreundlich
• Gastfreundlichkeit
• Gastfreundschaft
• Gastgeber
• Gasthaus
• Gasthof
• gastlich
• Gastmahl
• Gaststätte
• Hotelgast
• Stammgast
• Tagesgast
• Urlaubsgast
• Zaungast