Gast

See also: gast and gäst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gast, from Old High German gast. Cognate with English guest.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡast]
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Noun

Gast m (genitive Gastes or Gasts, plural Gäste, feminine Gästin)

  1. guest

Usage notes

Gast is one of the few German masculine nouns referring to human beings that has no feminine equivalent. Gast is used for both male and female guests.

Declension
Declension of Gast
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gast die Gäste
genitive eines des Gastes,
Gasts		 der Gäste
dative einem dem Gast,
Gaste1		 den Gästen
accusative einen den Gast die Gäste
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
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