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Ast

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English

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Proper noun

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Ast

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

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Egyptian

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Romanization

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Ast

  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜣst.

German

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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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

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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

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Further reading

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  • “Ast” in Duden online
  • “Ast”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)