Gest

See also: gëṣṭ and gest

English

Etymology

From the German surname, related to geest (“sandy area”).

Proper noun

Gest (plural Gests)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gest is the 32632^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 704 individuals. Gest is most common among White (86.08%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Gets, gets, steg, tegs

German

Etymology

Low German, from Middle Low German gest, from Old Saxon *gest, from, from Proto-West Germanic *jestu. Compare Dutch gist, English yeast, Swedish jäst, Icelandic jöstur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛst/
• Hyphenation: Gest

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Gest m (strong, genitive Gests or Gestes, no plural) or
Gest f (genitive Gest, no plural)

1. (Northern Germany, dated) yeast

Declension

Declension of Gest [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gest
genitive	eines	des	Gests, Gestes
dative	einem	dem	Gest, Geste1
accusative	einen	den	Gest

¹Now rare, see notes.

Declension of Gest [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gest
genitive	einer	der	Gest
dative	einer	der	Gest
accusative	eine	die	Gest

Further reading

• “Gest” in Duden online
• “Gest” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.