Ast

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ast"

English

Proper noun

Ast

  1. A surname.

Egyptian

Romanization

Ast

  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜣst.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ast, from Old High German ast, from Proto-West Germanic *ast, from Proto-Germanic *astaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ósdos (“branch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ast/
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Noun

Ast m (strong, genitive Astes or Asts, plural Äste, diminutive Ästchen n or Ästlein n)

  1. bough, limb, branch
    Hyponyms: Birkenast, Buchenast, Eichenast, Erlenast, Eschenast, Fichtenast, Kiefernast, Lärchenast, Tannenast, Wacholderast, Zedernast, Zypressenast
    Holonym: Baum

Declension
Declension of Ast [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ast die Äste
genitive eines des Astes, Asts der Äste
dative einem dem Ast, Aste1 den Ästen
accusative einen den Ast die Äste

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Ast” in Duden online
  • “Ast” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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