Küste

See also: kuste

German

Etymology

From early modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch kust(e) (“coast”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French coste (“side; coast”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin costa (“rib”). Compare modern French côte, English coast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʏstə/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Küste f (genitive Küste, plural Küsten)

1. coast

Derived terms

• Küstenabschnitt
• Küstenlandschaft
• Küstennebel
• Küstenstreifen
• Küstenverlauf
• Küstenwache
• Felsküste
• Meeresküste
• Steilküste

Further reading

• “Küste” in Duden online