Bast

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See also: bast, bAst, and bäst

English

Proper noun

Bast

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Alternative spelling of Bastet

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German bast (“inner bark of trees”), probably related to besten (“to strap”), from Proto-West Germanic *bastijan (“to plait, sew, weave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bast/
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Noun

Bast m (strong, genitive Bastes, plural Baste)

  1. bast

Declension

Declension of Bast
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bast die Baste
genitive eines des Bastes der Baste
dative einem dem Bast, Baste1 den Basten
accusative einen den Bast die Baste

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

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