Quast

English

Proper noun

Quast (plural Quasts)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Quast is the 13241^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2306 individuals. Quast is most common among White (94.36%) individuals.

Anagrams

• quats, squat

German

Etymology

Compare Danish kost (“broom”), Dutch kwast, German Quaste f (“tassel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvast/

• Audio:

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Noun

Quast m (strong, genitive Quastes or Quasts, plural Quaste)

1. (regional) broad brush

Declension

Declension of Quast [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Quast	die	Quaste
genitive	eines	des	Quastes, Quasts	der	Quaste
dative	einem	dem	Quast, Quaste1	den	Quasten
accusative	einen	den	Quast	die	Quaste

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Quaste (“tassel”)

Further reading

• “Quast” in Duden online
• “Quast” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.