"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 (kənās, “a fine”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|yi|קנס||a fine|tr=knas}} Yiddish קנס (knas, “a fine”), {{der|de|he|קְנָס||a fine|tr=kənās}} Hebrew קְנָס (kənās, “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 slammer Tags: informal, masculine, strong Synonyms: Gefängnis, Kittchen, Bau
    Sense id: en-Knast-de-noun-Mr0pTAo1 Categories (other): Rotwelsch, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Rotwelsch: 30 70 0 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
  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

Download JSON data for Knast meaning in German (3.1kB)

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      "name": "der"
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    },
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          "word": "Gefängnis"
        },
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        {
          "word": "Bau"
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          "text": "Knast haben",
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        "(colloquial, chiefly eastern Germany) hunger"
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      "form": "Knaste",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Knast",
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