damast

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch damst, from Middle French damas or Italian damasto, named after Damascus, the Syrian city it originates from.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːˈmɑst/

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• Hyphenation: da‧mast
• Rhymes: -ɑst

Noun

damast n (plural damasten)

1. The fabric damask
2. A similarly decorative, 'floral' pattern, notably made on finely worked metal using mordant chemicals

Derived terms

• damastachtig
• damasten
• damastpatroon
• damastpruim
• damastroos
• damaststaal
• damasttekening
• damastwater
• damastweefsel
• damastweefsel
• damastwerk
• damastwerker
• damastwever
• gedamast
• halfdamast
• meubeldamast

 

Related terms

• damasceren
• damassé (adjective)

Descendants

• Negerhollands: damast
• → Indonesian: damas (“damask”)

Adjective

damast (not comparable)

1. alternative form of damasten 'made of damask'

Inflection

Declension of damast
uninflected	damast
inflected	damaste
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		damast
indefinite	m./f. sing.	damaste
	n. sing.	damast
	plural	damaste
definite		damaste
partitive		damasts

Anagrams

• smaadt

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Damast. Doublet of adamaszk, a form borrowed from Polish. Compare Silesian damast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdamast/
• Rhymes: -amast
• Syllabification: da‧mast

Noun

damast m inan (related adjective damastòwi)

1. damask (an ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus)

   Synonym: adamaszk

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “damast”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From French damas, from Damas (“Damascus”), the Syrian city where it originates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdamast/

Noun

damast m inan

1. damask (fabric)

Declension

Declension of damast

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	damast	damasta	damasty
Genitive	damasta	damastowu	damastow
Dative	damastoju	damastoma	damastam
Accusative	damast	damasta	damasty
Instrumental	damastom	damastoma	damastami
Locative	damasće	damastoma	damastach

Silesian

Alternative forms

• damas

Etymology

Borrowed from German Damast. Doublet of damaszek, a term inherited from Old Polish, from Ancient Greek. Compare Kashubian damast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdamast/
• Rhymes: -amast
• Syllabification: da‧mast

Noun

damast m inan (related adjective damastowy)

1. damask (an ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus)

   Synonym: damaszek

Further reading

• Bogdan Kallus (2020) “adamaszek”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 15
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “damast”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 157