Gunst

See also: gunst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gunst, from Old High German unst, from Proto-West Germanic *unsti.

Cognate with Luxembourgish Gonscht, Dutch gunst, Swedish ynnest; related to the verb gönnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʊnst/
• Rhymes: -ʊnst

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Gunst f (genitive Gunst, no plural)

1. favor

   Synonym: Gnade

   Antonyms: Ungunst, Ungeneigtheit, Ungnade

Usage notes

• The plural Gunsten is used in the fixed expression:

  zu jemandes Gunsten ― in someone's favor

Declension

Declension of Gunst [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gunst
genitive	einer	der	Gunst
dative	einer	der	Gunst
accusative	eine	die	Gunst

• Note also Gunsten, Günste

Derived terms

• Abgunst
• Gunst gewähren
• Gunst verlieren
• günstig
• Günstling
• in der Gunst stehen
• Missgunst
• ungünstig

 

Related terms

• Begünstigung
• Gönnertum
• Vergünstigung
• zugunsten

 

Further reading

• “Gunst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gunst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Gunst” in Duden online
• Gunst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Gunst” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.