"Quest" meaning in All languages combined

See Quest on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Quests [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Quest. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Quest}} German Quest Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Quest (plural Quests)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Quest-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 91 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 4 4

Noun [German]

IPA: /kvɛst/ Audio: De-Quest.ogg
Etymology: From Old French queste, from Latin quaesīta. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|fro|queste}} Old French queste, {{der|de|la|quaesīta}} Latin quaesīta Head templates: {{de-noun|f|Quest|Quests}} Quest f (genitive Quest, plural Quests) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,s}} Forms: Quest [genitive], Quests [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Quest [nominative, singular], Quests [definite, nominative, plural], Quest [genitive, singular], Quests [definite, genitive, plural], Quest [dative, singular], Quests [dative, definite, plural], Quest [accusative, singular], Quests [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (literature) quest Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Quest-de-noun-rBoccUPL Categories (other): Literature, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: literature, media, publishing
  2. (video games) quest Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Quest-de-noun-rBoccUPL1 Categories (other): Video games, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Seitenquest

Inflected forms

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