Gunst

See also: gunst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gunst, from Old High German unst, from Proto-West Germanic *unsti.

Cognate with Luxembourgish Gonscht, Dutch gunst, Swedish ynnest; related to the verb gönnen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʊnst/
Rhymes: -ʊnst
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Noun

Gunst f (genitive Gunst, no plural)

favor
Synonym: Gnade

Antonyms: Ungunst, Ungeneigtheit, Ungnade

Usage notes

The plural Gunsten is used in the fixed expression:
zu jemandes Gunsten ― in someone's favor

Declension

Declension of Gunst [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gunst
genitive	einer	der	Gunst
dative	einer	der	Gunst
accusative	eine	die	Gunst

Note also Gunsten, Günste

Derived terms

Abgunst
Gunst gewähren
Gunst verlieren
günstig
Günstling
in der Gunst stehen
Missgunst
ungünstig

Related terms

Further reading

“Gunst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Gunst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Gunst” in Duden online
Gunst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Gunst” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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