kast

Etymology

From Dutch kast, from Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *casto (“chest, reservoir”), from Proto-West Germanic *kastō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æst

Noun

kast (plural kasts or kasten)

1. A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries
   • 2007 January 19, Roberta Smith, “Decorative Tradition, Laced With Bursts of Eccentricity”, in New York Times‎:

     At Clifford A. Wallach tramp art rules absolutely, most unusually in a large cupboard that has the mass of a Dutch kast armoire and is painted light green.

   • 2009 July 3, Wendy Moonan, “Exploring Dutch Legacy 400 Years After Hudson”, in New York Times‎:

     The exhibition includes the kinds of Dutch furnishings that might have been found in 17th- century estates: pewter plates, silver bowls, brass candlesticks, Dutch tiles, Bible boxes, Delft jars and Dutch cupboards, called kasts.

Anagrams

• AKST, KTAS, askt, kats, skat, task

Etymology

From Old Norse kast, verbal noun to kasta (“throw”).

Noun

kast n (singular definite kastet, plural indefinite kast)

1. throw

Verb

kast

1. imperative of kaste

References

• “kast” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

From Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *casto, from Proto-West Germanic *kastō (“chest, reservoir”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑst/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kast
• Rhymes: -ɑst

Noun

kast f (plural kasten, diminutive kastje n)

1. cupboard, closet, wardrobe

Anagrams

• stak

Noun

kast (genitive kasti, partitive kasti)

1. box, chest, crate

Etymology

kas +‎ -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒʃt]
• Hyphenation: kast

Noun

kast

1. accusative singular of kas

Etymology

From Old Norse kast, verbal noun to kasta (“throw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰast/
• Rhymes: -ast

Noun

kast n (genitive singular kasts, nominative plural köst)

1. throw
2. fit, seizure

Alternative forms

• (Courland) kastõ

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kastadak.

Verb

kast

1. water
2. wet

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kast.

Etymology 2

References

• “kast” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse kast.

(folklore): Compare Swedish offerkast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑst/

Noun

kast n (definite singular kastet, indefinite plural kast, definite plural kasta)

1. throw (act of throwing something)
2. (folklore) the same as varp

Verb

kast

1. imperative of kasta

References

• “kast” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse kast, verbal noun to kasta (“throw”).

Etymology 2

From Portuguese or Spanish casta, of uncertain origin.

References

• kast in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kast in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kast in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• akts, taks