bæst
See also: bast and bäst
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German best, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛːst/, [b̥ɛːˀsd̥]
Noun
bæst n (singular definite bæstet, plural indefinite bæster)
- beast
- brute
Declension
Declension of bæst
| 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
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bastaz (“bast, rope”) (compare the Swedish bast, Dutch bast, German Bast), perhaps an alteration of Proto-Indo-European *bʰask-, *bʰasḱ- (“bundle”) (compare Middle Irish basc (“necklace”), Latin fascis (“bundle”), Albanian bashkë (“tied, linked”)). Doublet of basket via Celtic and fasces via Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæst/
Noun
bæst m (nominative plural bæstas)
- bast; inner bark of a tree from which rope is made
Declension
Declension of bæst (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bæst | bæstas |
| accusative | bæst | bæstas |
| genitive | bæstes | bæsta |
| dative | bæste | bæstum |