"Knast" meaning in German

See Knast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /knast/ Audio: De-Knast.ogg
Etymology: Through Rotwelsch (thieves’ cant) from Yiddish קנס (knas, “a fine”), from Hebrew קְנָס (qənās, “a fine”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|yi|קנס||a fine|tr=knas}} Yiddish קנס (knas, “a fine”), {{der|de|he|קְנָס||a fine|tr=qənās}} Hebrew קְנָס (qənās, “a fine”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Knast m (strong, genitive Knastes or Knasts, plural Knäste) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Knastes [genitive], Knasts [genitive], Knäste [plural], strong [table-tags], Knast [nominative, singular], Knäste [definite, nominative, plural], Knastes [genitive, singular], Knasts [genitive, singular], Knäste [definite, genitive, plural], Knast [dative, singular], Knaste [dative, singular], Knästen [dative, definite, plural], Knast [accusative, singular], Knäste [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (informal) jail, the nick, the slammer Tags: informal, masculine, strong Synonyms: Gefängnis, Kittchen, Bau, Häfen [Austria]
    Sense id: en-Knast-de-noun-jFpYoeBD Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
  2. (colloquial, chiefly eastern Germany) hunger Tags: Eastern, Germany, colloquial, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Knast-de-noun-W6uk-5QV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Knastologe

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Knastologe"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "yi",
        "3": "קנס",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a fine",
        "tr": "knas"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish קנס (knas, “a fine”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "קְנָס",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a fine",
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      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew קְנָס (qənās, “a fine”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Through Rotwelsch (thieves’ cant) from Yiddish קנס (knas, “a fine”), from Hebrew קְנָס (qənās, “a fine”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Knastes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knasts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knäste",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knäste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knastes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knasts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knäste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knaste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knästen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knäste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "Knast m (strong, genitive Knastes or Knasts, plural Knäste)",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "jail, the nick, the slammer"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "jail",
          "jail"
        ],
        [
          "nick",
          "nick"
        ],
        [
          "slammer",
          "slammer"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) jail, the nick, the slammer"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Gefängnis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kittchen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bau"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Austria"
          ],
          "word": "Häfen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to be hungry",
          "text": "Knast haben",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hunger"
      ],
      "id": "en-Knast-de-noun-W6uk-5QV",
      "links": [
        [
          "hunger",
          "hunger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, chiefly eastern Germany) hunger"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Eastern",
        "Germany",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Knast"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Hebrew",
    "German terms derived from Yiddish",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rotwelsch"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Knastologe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "yi",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "a fine",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "קְנָס",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a fine",
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      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew קְנָס (qənās, “a fine”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Through Rotwelsch (thieves’ cant) from Yiddish קנס (knas, “a fine”), from Hebrew קְנָס (qənās, “a fine”).",
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      "form": "Knastes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knasts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knäste",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knäste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knastes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knasts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knäste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knaste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knästen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knäste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Knast m (strong, genitive Knastes or Knasts, plural Knäste)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "jail, the nick, the slammer"
      ],
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        [
          "jail",
          "jail"
        ],
        [
          "nick",
          "nick"
        ],
        [
          "slammer",
          "slammer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) jail, the nick, the slammer"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Gefängnis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kittchen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bau"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Austria"
          ],
          "word": "Häfen"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "to be hungry",
          "text": "Knast haben",
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        }
      ],
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        "hunger"
      ],
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        [
          "hunger",
          "hunger"
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        "(colloquial, chiefly eastern Germany) hunger"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Eastern",
        "Germany",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
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}

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