"Gest" meaning in All languages combined

See Gest on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Gests [plural]
Etymology: From the German surname, related to geest (“sandy area”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Gests}} Gest (plural Gests)
  1. A surname.

Noun [German]

IPA: /ɡɛst/ Audio: De-Gest.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro}}, {{der|de|nds|-}} Low German, {{der|de|gml|gest}} Middle Low German gest, {{der|de|osx|*gest}} Old Saxon *gest, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*jestu}} Proto-West Germanic *jestu, {{cog|nl|gist}} Dutch gist, {{cog|en|yeast}} English yeast, {{cog|sv|jäst}} Swedish jäst, {{cog|is|jöstur}} Icelandic jöstur Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es.sg}} Gest m (strong, genitive Gests or Gestes, no plural), {{de-noun|f.sg}} Gest f (genitive Gest, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es.sg}}, {{de-ndecl|f.sg}} Forms: Gests [genitive], Gestes [genitive], Gest [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Gest [nominative, singular], Gests [genitive, singular], Gestes [genitive, singular], Gest [dative, singular], Geste [dative, singular], Gest [accusative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Gest [nominative, singular], Gest [genitive, singular], Gest [dative, singular], Gest [accusative, singular]
  1. (Northern Germany, dated) yeast Tags: Northern-Germany, dated, feminine, masculine, no-plural, strong

Inflected forms

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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "jöstur"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "Gests",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gestes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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        },
        {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gest",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "Geste",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "German terms derived from Middle Low German",
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