Mast
English edit
Etymology edit
- As a Dutch surname, from the noun mast.
- Also as a Dutch surname, from the noun mast (sense 2) (“fodder”).
- As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Mast (“fat”), itself related to the sense of "fodder" above.
Proper noun edit
Mast
- A surname.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mast”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 529.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German mast, from Old High German mast, from Proto-West Germanic *mast.
Noun edit
Mast m (mixed or strong, genitive Mastes or Masts, plural Masten or Maste)
Usage notes edit
- The usual plural is Masten; the form Maste is rare.
Declension edit
Declension of Mast [masculine, mixed // strong]
Hyponyms edit
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German mast, from Old High German mast. Cognate with Dutch mast, English mast. Probably related with Mett (“minced meat”).
Noun edit
Mast f (genitive Mast, plural Masten)
- (originally) mast (fodder made of acorns and beechnuts)
- (now most usually) the process of fattening livestock
- (chiefly in compounds) a large animal farm
Declension edit
Declension of Mast [feminine]
Hyponyms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Alternative forms edit
- Maascht (archaic)
Etymology edit
From German Mast, from Old High German mast. Displaced the inherited form above.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Mast m (plural Masten)
- mast (of a ship)