gæst

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See also: gäst

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛst/,
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Etymology 1

From Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest”).

Noun

gæst c (singular definite gæsten, plural indefinite gæster)

  1. visitor, guest
Declension
Declension of gæst
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gæst gæsten gæster gæsterne
genitive gæsts gæstens gæsters gæsternes
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See gæste.

Verb

gæst

  1. imperative of gæste

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

gǣst m (nominative plural gǣstas)

  1. Alternative form of gāst
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