Bast

See also: bast, bAst, and bäst

English

Proper noun

Bast

1. (Egyptian mythology) Alternative spelling of Bastet

Anagrams

• ABTs, ATBs, ATSB, BTAS, Bats, SATB, STAB, TBAs, TBSA, Tabs, bats, stab, tabs

German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German bast (“inner bark of trees”), probably related to besten (“to strap”), from Proto-West Germanic *bastijan (“to plait, sew, weave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bast/

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Noun

Bast m (strong, genitive Bastes, plural Baste)

1. bast

Declension

Declension of Bast [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bast	die	Baste
genitive	eines	des	Bastes	der	Baste
dative	einem	dem	Bast, Baste1	den	Basten
accusative	einen	den	Bast	die	Baste

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Baumbast

Further reading

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