Forst

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See also: forst, först, and først

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Forst.

Proper noun

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Forst (plural Forsts)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Forst is the 13356th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2283 individuals. Forst is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.

Proper noun

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Forst

  1. A town and administrative seat of Spree-Neiße district, Brandenburg, Germany. Official name: Forst (Lausitz)

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Forst m anim (female equivalent Forstová)

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Forst”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Middle High German forst~vorst, from Old High German forst, likely from Proto-West Germanic *furhiþi. Cognate with English forest.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɔrst/, [fɔʁst], [fɔɐ̯st], [fɔːst]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Forst m (strong or mixed, genitive Forstes or Forsts, plural Forste or Forsten or (rare, nonstandard) Förste)

  1. (chiefly literary or specialist) a forest, at least enclosed, usually also cultivated

Usage notes

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  • In common speech, only derivatives and compounds of Forst are used. The usual word for any kind of forest is Wald.

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Proper noun

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Forst n (proper noun, genitive Forsts or (optionally with an article) Forst)

  1. A town and administrative seat of Spree-Neiße district, Brandenburg. Official name: Forst (Lausitz)
  2. A municipality of Karlsruhe district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  3. A municipality of Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate. Official name: Forst an der Weinstraße
  4. A municipality of Altenkirchen district, Rhineland-Palatinate
  5. A municipality of Cochem-Zell district, Rhineland-Palatinate. Official name: Forst (Eifel)
  6. A municipality of Cochem-Zell district, Rhineland-Palatinate. Official name: Forst (Hunsrück)

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Proper noun

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Forst m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Forsts or (with an article) Forst, feminine genitive Forst, plural Forsts)

  1. a habitational surname

Further reading

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  • Forst” in Duden online
  • Forst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache