Nest

See also: nest, NEST, nést, and n'est

German

Etymology

From Old High German nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

Pronunciation

Audio (Austria) (file)
IPA^(key): [nɛst]
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛst
Homophone: nässt

Noun

Nest n (genitive Nests or Nestes, plural Nester)

nest

Declension

Declension of Nest

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Nest	die	Nester
genitive	eines	des	Nestes, Nests	der	Nester
dative	einem	dem	Nest, Neste¹	den	Nestern
accusative	ein	das	Nest	die	Nester

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

Nest in Duden online

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