Ast

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ast"

English

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Ast

Wikipedia

Proper noun

Ast

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• Tas., S.A.T., Sta., ATS, Sat, ats, TAs, at's, TSA, Sat., Sta, SAT, sta, S. A. T., T(S/A), sat, TAS, ATs, T.A.s, Tas, TA's, tas, STA, sat.

Egyptian

Romanization

Ast

1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜣst.

German

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ast/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

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

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

• auf dem absteigenden Ast sein
• ästig
• den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt
• entästen
• Geäst

Further reading

• “Ast” in Duden online
• “Ast” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache