Palast

See also: palást and påläst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German palast (13th c.), enhanced form of older palas (12th c.), from Old French palais, from Latin palātium. Doublet of Pfalz, Palas, and Palais. Stress varied until the 19th century (Pálast or Palást).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlast/

• Audio:

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Noun

Palast m (strong, genitive Palastes or Palasts, plural Paläste)

1. palace

Declension

Declension of Palast [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Palast	die	Paläste
genitive	eines	des	Palastes, Palasts	der	Paläste
dative	einem	dem	Palast, Palaste1	den	Palästen
accusative	einen	den	Palast	die	Paläste

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Palast” in Duden online
• “Palast” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache