Ast
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ast"
English
Proper noun
Ast
- A surname.
Anagrams
- Tas., S.A.T., Sta., ATS, Sat, ats, TAs, at's, TSA, Sat., Sta, SAT, sta, S. A. T., T(S/A), sat, TAS, ATs, T.A.s, Tas, TA's, tas, STA, sat.
Egyptian
Romanization
Ast
German
Etymology
From Middle High German ast, from Old High German ast, from Proto-West Germanic *ast, from Proto-Germanic *astaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ósdos (“branch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ast/
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Noun
Ast m (strong, genitive Astes or Asts, plural Äste, diminutive Ästchen n or Ästlein n)
- bough, limb, branch
- Hyponyms: Birkenast, Buchenast, Eichenast, Erlenast, Eschenast, Fichtenast, Kiefernast, Lärchenast, Tannenast, Wacholderast, Zedernast, Zypressenast
- Holonym: Baum
Declension
Declension of Ast [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- auf dem absteigenden Ast sein
- ästig
- den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt
- entästen
- Geäst