Hast
See also: hast, hást, häst, and has't
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- Borrowed from German Hast, probably a habitational surname.
- Borrowed from Swedish Hast, a nickname from hast (“haste, hurry”).
- Reduced form of the English surname Hayhurst.
Proper noun
Hast (plural Hasts)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hast is the 39352nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 559 individuals. Hast is most common among White (91.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hast”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 140.
German
Etymology
16th century, from Middle Low German hāst, from Middle Dutch haest, a borrowing from Old French haste, itself borrowed from Frankish *hai(f)st, from Proto-Germanic *haifstiz. See English haste for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hast/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hast
- Rhymes: -ast
- Homophones: hast, hasst
Noun
Hast f (genitive Hast, no plural)
- (uncountable, chiefly literary) haste
- Synonym: Eile
Declension
Declension of Hast [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Hast |
| genitive | einer | der | Hast |
| dative | einer | der | Hast |
| accusative | eine | die | Hast |
Related terms
- hastig
- hasten
Further reading
- “Hast” in Duden online
- “Hast” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache