"Pest" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /pɛst/ Audio: De-Pest.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: 16th century, from Latin pestis, in part through Middle French peste. Popular shortening of Middle High German pestilencie (14th c.), from related Latin pestilentia, may also have contributed (though this is impossible to prove). Etymology templates: {{bor|de|la|pestis}} Latin pestis, {{der|de|frm|peste}} Middle French peste, {{cog|gmh|pestilencie}} Middle High German pestilencie, {{m+|la|pestilentia}} Latin pestilentia Head templates: {{de-noun|f,en􂀿rare􂁀}} Pest f (genitive Pest, plural (rare) Pesten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,en􂀿rare􂁀}} Forms: Pest [genitive], Pesten [plural, rare], no-table-tags [table-tags], Pest [nominative, singular], Pesten [definite, nominative, plural], Pest [genitive, singular], Pesten [definite, genitive, plural], Pest [dative, singular], Pesten [dative, definite, plural], Pest [accusative, singular], Pesten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (usually definite) bubonic plague, the plague Tags: definite, feminine, usually Synonyms: Beulenpest, Schwarzer Tod Related terms: Pestilenz
    Sense id: en-Pest-de-noun-QJP59sL5 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 45 10 11 13 21 Derived forms: Beulenpest, Geflügelpest, Hühnerpest, Lungenpest, Ölpest, pestartig, Pestbeule, Pestepidemie, Rinderpest, Schweinepest, verpesten
  2. (in compounds) any of various unrelated epidemic diseases affecting animals Tags: feminine, in-compounds Hyponyms: Geflügelpest, Hasenpest, Rinderpest, Schweinepest
    Sense id: en-Pest-de-noun-oZNOnbyl
  3. (figurative) anything that negatively affects vast areas, especially a natural disaster Tags: feminine, figuratively Synonyms: Seuche, Plage
    Sense id: en-Pest-de-noun-rcUK2QcB
  4. (figurative, informal) anything terrible or odious Tags: feminine, figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-Pest-de-noun-snez6wC4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɛst/, /pɛʃt/ Forms: Pests [genitive], Pest [genitive, with-article]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Pest n (proper noun, genitive Pests or (optionally with an article) Pest)
  1. Pest (a quarter of Budapest, Hungary) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Hungary
    Sense id: en-Pest-de-noun-aZbis9wz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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    {
      "ipa": "/pɛst/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɛʃt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pest"
}

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