name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
kast
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Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /kæst/
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rhymes with -æst
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CMU ARPABET: K AE1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
* As a German surname, from Kast, a spelling variant of Karst, the dropping of the r being common in northern dialects, from the noun Karst (“hoe, mattock”). * As an Alemannic German surname, from the medieval personal name Arbogast. * See also the etymology at Gast.
From Dutch kast, from Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *casto (“chest, reservoir”), from Proto-West Germanic *kastō.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Kast — surname
- Spanish: Kast — surname