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 to the "rest" sense of Etymology 1.

Noun

Rüste f (genitive Rüste, plural Rüsten)

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

Further reading

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