Gest

See also: gëṣṭ and gest

English

Etymology

From the German surname, related to geest (“sandy area”).

Proper noun

Gest (plural Gests)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gest is the 32632nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 704 individuals. Gest is most common among White (86.08%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Low German, from Middle Low German gest, from Old Saxon *gest, from, from Proto-West Germanic *jestu. Compare Dutch gist, English yeast, Swedish jäst, Icelandic jöstur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛst/
  • Hyphenation: Gest
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Noun

Gest m (strong, genitive Gests or Gestes, no plural) or
Gest f (genitive Gest, no plural)

  1. (Northern Germany, dated) yeast

Declension

Declension of Gest [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Gest
genitive eines des Gests, Gestes
dative einem dem Gest, Geste1
accusative einen den Gest

1Now rare, see notes.

Declension of Gest [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Gest
genitive einer der Gest
dative einer der Gest
accusative eine die Gest

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