kast
English
Etymology
From Dutch kast, from Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *casto (“chest, reservoir”), from Proto-West Germanic *kastō.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æst
Noun
- A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries
- 2007 January 19, Roberta Smith, “Decorative Tradition, Laced With Bursts of Eccentricity”, in New York Times[1]:
- At Clifford A. Wallach tramp art rules absolutely, most unusually in a large cupboard that has the mass of a Dutch kast armoire and is painted light green.
- 2009 July 3, Wendy Moonan, “Exploring Dutch Legacy 400 Years After Hudson”, in New York Times[2]:
- The exhibition includes the kinds of Dutch furnishings that might have been found in 17th- century estates: pewter plates, silver bowls, brass candlesticks, Dutch tiles, Bible boxes, Delft jars and Dutch cupboards, called kasts.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse kast, verbal noun to kasta (“throw”).
Noun
kast n (singular definite kastet, plural indefinite kast)
Declension
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kast | kastet | kast | kastene |
genitive | kasts | kastets | kasts | kastenes |
Related terms
Verb
kast
- imperative of kaste
References
- “kast” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *casto, from Proto-West Germanic *kastō (“chest, reservoir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑst/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kast
- Rhymes: -ɑst
Noun
kast f (plural kasten, diminutive kastje n)
Derived terms
- archiefkast
- boekenkast
- de muizen liggen dood voor de kast
- flipperkast
- gokkast
- handschoenenkast
- ijskast
- kettingkast
- keukenkast
- kledingkast
- kleerkast
- koelkast
- ladenkast
- linnenkast
- medicijnkast
- opbergkast
- uit de kast komen
- van het kastje naar de muur sturen
- vrieskast
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kas
- Berbice Creole Dutch: kasi
- Negerhollands: kas, kaśi
- → Virgin Islands Creole: kasi (dated)
- → Indonesian: kas
- → Ternate: kas
- → Papiamentu: kashi, kasji (from the diminutive)
- → Sranan Tongo: kasi
Anagrams
Estonian
Noun
kast (genitive kasti, partitive kasti)
Declension
Declension of kast (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kast | kastid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | kasti | ||
genitive | kastide | ||
partitive | kasti | kaste kastisid | |
illative | kasti kastisse |
kastidesse kastesse | |
inessive | kastis | kastides kastes | |
elative | kastist | kastidest kastest | |
allative | kastile | kastidele kastele | |
adessive | kastil | kastidel kastel | |
ablative | kastilt | kastidelt kastelt | |
translative | kastiks | kastideks kasteks | |
terminative | kastini | kastideni | |
essive | kastina | kastidena | |
abessive | kastita | kastideta | |
comitative | kastiga | kastidega |
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒʃt]
- Hyphenation: kast
Noun
kast
- accusative singular of kas
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kast, verbal noun to kasta (“throw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰast/
- Rhymes: -ast
Noun
kast n (genitive singular kasts, nominative plural köst)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kast | kastið | köst | köstin |
accusative | kast | kastið | köst | köstin |
dative | kasti | kastinu | köstum | köstunum |
genitive | kasts | kastsins | kasta | kastanna |
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) kastõ
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kastadak.
Verb
kast
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
kast n (definite singular kastet, indefinite plural kast, definite plural kasta or kastene)
Derived terms
Related terms
- kaste (verb)
Etymology 2
Verb
kast
- imperative of kaste
References
- “kast” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
(folklore): Compare Swedish offerkast.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑst/
Noun
kast n (definite singular kastet, indefinite plural kast, definite plural kasta)
Derived terms
Verb
kast
- imperative of kasta
References
- “kast” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kast, verbal noun to kasta (“throw”).
Noun
kast n
- a throw (instance of throwing)
- ett långt kast
- a long throw
- ett underhandskast / överhandskast
- an underhand throw / overhand throw
- a roll (of a die)
- ett tärningskast
- a roll of the dice
- a throw (sudden, sharp movement)
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | kast | kasts |
definite | kastet | kastets | |
plural | indefinite | kast | kasts |
definite | kasten | kastens |
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
From Portuguese or Spanish casta, of uncertain origin.
Noun
kast c
- a caste (Indian hereditary social class)
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | kast | kasts |
definite | kasten | kastens | |
plural | indefinite | kaster | kasters |
definite | kasterna | kasternas |
References
- kast in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kast in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kast in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)