Mast

Appendix:Variations of "mast" English Etymology As a en nl - surname, from the noun nl mast ship's pole mast (pole on a ship). Also as a Dutch surname, from the noun nl mast fodder fodder. As a en de - and en gsw - surname, from the noun de Mast fat, itself related to the sense of "fodder" above. Proper noun en. Further reading Anagrams en amst Mats tams amts mats TAMs MTAs ATMs AMTs MATs Stam ASTM stam MATS German Pronunciation de /mast/ de De-Mast.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 From de gmh mast, from de goh mast, from de gmw-pro *mast. Noun m,(e)s,en:e mast of a ship pylon, pole holding up wire or cable, e.g. for electricity or a cable car Usage notes The usual plural is de Masten; the form de Maste is rare. Declension m,(e)s,en:e Hyponyms de Besanmast Dreimaster Fahnenmast Fockmast Fünfmaster Großmast Kreuzmast Leitungsmast Strommast Telefonmast Telegrafenmast Viermaster Vormast See also de Rah de Segel de Takelage de Schiff Etymology 2 From de gmh mast, from de goh mast, from de gmw-pro *mast, from de gem-pro *mastaz, from de ine-pro *mad(z)do-. Related to gem-pro *matiz food. Cognate with nl mast, en mast. Probably related with de Mett minced meat. Noun f de originally mast fodder made of acorns and beechnuts de now most usually the process of fattening livestock de chiefly in compounds a large animal farm Declension f Hyponyms de Eichelmast Entenmast Gänsemast Hühnermast Kälbermast Putenmast Rindermast Schweinemast Related terms de mästen Further reading Mast_Stange_Traeger_Pfeiler Luxembourgish Alternative forms lb Maascht archaic Etymology lb gmh goh gmw-pro From lb de Mast. Displaced the inherited form above. Pronunciation lb [mɑst] Noun m mast (of a ship)