bæst
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German bēst, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈb̥ɛˀsd̥]
Noun
bæst n (singular definite bæstet, plural indefinite bæster)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bæst | bæstet | bæster | bæsterne |
| genitive | bæsts | bæstets | bæsters | bæsternes |
Further reading
- “bæst” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Verb
bæst
- supine of bæsa
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bast (“bast, rope”). Compare Middle Irish basc (“necklace”), Latin fascis (“bundle”), Albanian bashkë (“tied, linked”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæst/
Noun
bæst m (nominative plural bæstas)
- bast; inner bark of a tree from which rope is made
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bæst | bæstas |
| accusative | bæst | bæstas |
| genitive | bæstes | bæsta |
| dative | bæste | bæstum |