gunst

See also: Gunst

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish gunst, from Middle Low German gunst, from Old Saxon unst, from Proto-West Germanic *unsti, from Proto-Germanic *undiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔnˀsd/

Noun

gunst c (singular definite gunsten, plural indefinite gunst)

  1. favour

Declension
Declension of gunst
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gunst gunsten gunst gunstene
genitive gunsts gunstens gunsts gunstenes

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gunst, gonst, prefixed from ge- + onst, onste, the latter from Old Dutch anst, from Proto-West Germanic *unsti, from Proto-Germanic *unstiz. Equivalent to gunnen +‎ -st.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣʏnst/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: gunst
  • Rhymes: -ʏnst

Noun

gunst f (plural gunsten, diminutive gunstje n)

  1. favour

Derived terms

Interjection

gunst

  1. (formal, somewhat dated) good grief, gosh
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