Werst

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Etymology

16th century, from Russian верста́ (verstá). The endingless form (instead of *Wersta or *Werste) is influenced by the Russian genitive plural вёрст (vjorst), which is often used after numerals.

Pronunciation

Noun

Werst f (genitive Werst, plural Werst or (rare) Wersten)

  1. (historical, often in translated Russian literature) verst (old Russian unit of length, roughly equivalent to a kilometre)

Declension

Declension of Werst
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Werst die Werst, Wersten1
genitive einer der Werst der Werst, Wersten1
dative einer der Werst den Werst, Wersten1
accusative eine die Werst die Werst, Wersten1

1Rare.

Further reading

  • “Werst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Werst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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Pronunciation

Noun

Werst f

  1. plural of Worst
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