Zeidelbast

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zîdelbast from earlier zîlant, with Zeiland coexisting, the first part of the new compound being the afformative Zeidel- for terms related to bees and the second part Bast rendering a meaning of the term linde, linte = German Linde, English linden meaning the soft wood or bast of the linden tree.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡saɪ̯dəlˌbast/

Noun

Zeidelbast m (strong, genitive Zeidelbastes or Zeidelbasts, plural Zeidelbaste)

1. archaic form of Seidelbast (“daphne”)

Declension

Declension of Zeidelbast [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zeidelbast	die	Zeidelbaste
genitive	eines	des	Zeidelbastes, Zeidelbasts	der	Zeidelbaste
dative	einem	dem	Zeidelbast, Zeidelbaste1	den	Zeidelbasten
accusative	einen	den	Zeidelbast	die	Zeidelbaste

¹Now rare, see notes.

References

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