Dost

See also: dost, döst, Döst, doʻst, and dosť

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dost (“wild thyme”).

Proper noun

Dost (plural Dosts)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Dost is the 37442nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 595 individuals. Dost is most common among White (86.89%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

  • Doste, Dosten (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German doste, from Old High German dost, dosto (“origanum; tuft”). Further origin unknown.[1][2] According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”), see also Norwegian tust (“tuft”), Proto-Germanic *þūmô (“thumb”).[3] Compare Middle Low German doste (either cognate or from the High German).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔst/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Dost m (strong or mixed, genitive Dostes or Dosts, plural Doste or (obsolete) Dosten)

  1. (biology) any plant of the genus Origanum
  2. (dated, specifically) oregano (Origanum vulgare)
    Synonyms: Oregano, Wilder Majoran, (biology) Echter Dost
  3. (obsolete) tuft (of a plant, of hair etc.)
    Synonym: Büschel

Declension

Declension of Dost [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dost die Doste, Dosten
genitive eines des Dostes, Dosts der Doste, Dosten
dative einem dem Dost, Doste1 den Dosten
accusative einen den Dost die Doste, Dosten

1Now rare, see notes.

References

  1. ^ “Dost” in Duden online
  2. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Dost”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
  3. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1080-85”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1080-85

Further reading

  • “Dost” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Dost” in Duden online

Turkish

Proper noun

Dost

  1. a male given name
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