Forst

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See also: forst, först, and først

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Forst.

Proper noun

Forst (plural Forsts)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Forst is the 13356th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2283 individuals. Forst is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.

Proper noun

Forst

  1. A town and administrative seat of Spree-Neiße district, Brandenburg, Germany. Official name: Forst (Lausitz)

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Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Forst m anim (female equivalent Forstová)

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Forst (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Forst Forstové
genitive Forsta Forstů
dative Forstovi Forstům
accusative Forsta Forsty
vocative Forste Forstové
locative Forstovi Forstech
instrumental Forstem Forsty

Further reading

  • “Forst”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German forst~vorst, from Old High German forst, likely from Proto-West Germanic *furhiþi. Cognate with English forest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔrst/, , ,
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Forst m (strong or mixed, genitive Forstes or Forsts, plural Forste or Forsten or (rare, nonstandard) Förste)

  1. (chiefly literary or specialist) a forest, at least enclosed, usually also cultivated

Usage notes

  • In common speech, only derivatives and compounds of Forst are used. The usual word for any kind of forest is Wald.

Declension

Declension of Forst
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Forst die Forste, Forsten, Förste2
genitive eines des Forstes, Forsts der Forste, Forsten, Förste2
dative einem dem Forst, Forste1 den Forsten, Försten2
accusative einen den Forst die Forste, Forsten, Förste2

1Now rare, see notes.
2Rare, nonstandard.

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Proper noun

Forst n (proper noun, genitive Forsts or (optionally with an article) Forst)

  1. A town and administrative seat of Spree-Neiße district, Brandenburg. Official name: Forst (Lausitz)
  2. A municipality of Karlsruhe district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  3. A municipality of Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate. Official name: Forst an der Weinstraße
  4. A municipality of Altenkirchen district, Rhineland-Palatinate
  5. A municipality of Cochem-Zell district, Rhineland-Palatinate. Official name: Forst (Eifel)
  6. A municipality of Cochem-Zell district, Rhineland-Palatinate. Official name: Forst (Hunsrück)

Declension

Declension of Forst
singular
def. noun
nominative das Forst
genitive des Forsts, Forst1
dative dem Forst
accusative das Forst

1Optionally with an article.

Proper noun

Forst m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Forsts or (with an article) Forst, feminine genitive Forst, plural Forsts)

  1. a habitational surname

Further reading

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