"Nest" meaning in German

See Nest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nɛst/ Audio: De-Nest.ogg , De-at-Nest.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: From Middle High German nest, from Old High German nest, from Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|nest}} Middle High German nest, {{inh|de|goh|nest}} Old High German nest, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*nest}} Proto-West Germanic *nest, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*nestą}} Proto-Germanic *nestą, {{inh|de|ine-pro|*nisdós}} Proto-Indo-European *nisdós Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,er}} Nest n (strong, genitive Nestes or Nests, plural Nester) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,er}} Forms: Nestes [genitive], Nests [genitive], Nester [plural], strong [table-tags], Nest [nominative, singular], Nester [definite, nominative, plural], Nestes [genitive, singular], Nests [genitive, singular], Nester [definite, genitive, plural], Nest [dative, singular], Neste [dative, singular], Nestern [dative, definite, plural], Nest [accusative, singular], Nester [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. nest Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Nest-de-noun-de8uMpvb Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Animal dwellings Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Animal dwellings: 53 47 Hyponyms: Adlernest, Spatzennest, Taubennest, Vogelnest, Bienennest, Hornissennest, Hummelnest, Mäusenest, Rattennest, Schlangennest, Wespennest, Glutnest, Liebesnest, Piratennest, Provinznest, Verbrechernest, Widerstandsnest
  2. (colloquial) small village Tags: colloquial, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Nest-de-noun-2coUrM-c Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Animal dwellings Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Animal dwellings: 53 47

Inflected forms

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    },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Taubennest"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Vogelnest"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Bienennest"
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          "word": "Hornissennest"
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          "word": "Hummelnest"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Mäusenest"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Rattennest"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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        {
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          "word": "Glutnest"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Piratennest"
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        {
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          "word": "Provinznest"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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        "(colloquial) small village"
      ],
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    }
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}
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    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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    },
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    {
      "word": "Vogelnest"
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      "word": "Bienennest"
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    {
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    },
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