Rüste

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁʏstə/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German rüste. Cognate with Dutch rust. Ablaut variant of German Rast, English rest.

Noun

Rüste f (genitive Rüste, no plural)

1. (obsolete) rest, resting

   Synonyms: Rast, Ruhe

2. (solemn, literary, poetic) sunset; (by extension) the end of a time period; chiefly in zur Rüste gehen

   Die Sonne geht zur Rüste. ― The sun is setting.

   Sein Leben ging zur Rüste. ― His life was ending.

   die Rüste des Tages ― the end of the day / the evening or nightfall

Declension

Declension of Rüste [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Rüste
genitive	einer	der	Rüste
dative	einer	der	Rüste
accusative	eine	die	Rüste

Etymology 2

From the verb rüsten (“to prepare, equip, arm”). Not related with the above.

Noun

Rüste f (genitive Rüste, plural Rüsten)

1. (Protestantism, rare) Synonym of Rüstzeit (“retreat for religious devotion”)