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Knast
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knast
East Central German
Noun
gmw-ecg noun
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch hunger
Further reading
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German
Etymology
Through Rotwelsch (thieves’ cant) from de yi קנס a fine knas, from de he קְנָס a fine qənās.
de sense 2
Pronunciation
de /knast/
de De-Knast.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
de informal jail, the nick, the slammer
de Gefängnis Kittchen Bau Austria Häfen
de colloquial chiefly eastern Germany hunger
de Knast haben to be hungry
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Derived terms
de Knastologe
Further reading
Category:Rotwelsch