Arrest

See also: arrest

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin arrestum, apparently a borrowing from Old French arest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʁɛst/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛst
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧rest

Noun

Arrest m (strong, genitive Arrestes or Arrests, plural Arreste)

  1. arrest, confinement, detention

Declension

Declension of Arrest [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Arrest die Arreste
genitive eines des Arrestes, Arrests der Arreste
dative einem dem Arrest, Arreste1 den Arresten
accusative einen den Arrest die Arreste

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Arrestant

Further reading

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