Gest

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Gest. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Gest, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Gest in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Gest you have here. The definition of the word Gest will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofGest, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: 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 32632nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 704 individuals. Gest is most common among White (86.08%) individuals.

Anagrams

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

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia