Damast

German

Alternative forms

• Damask (obsolete)

Etymology

Ca. 1400, from Italian damasto, older byform of damasco, from Damasco (“Damascus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daˈmast/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Damast m (strong, genitive Damastes or Damasts, plural Damaste)

1. damask (fabric)

Declension

Declension of Damast [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Damast	die	Damaste
genitive	eines	des	Damastes, Damasts	der	Damaste
dative	einem	dem	Damast, Damaste1	den	Damasten
accusative	einen	den	Damast	die	Damaste

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Damaskus