Fist

See also: fist and FIST

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vist, from Proto-Germanic *fistiz, from Proto-Indo-European *pesd-. Cognate with Dutch veest and Ancient Greek πέζις (pézis, “puffball”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪst/

Noun

Fist m (strong, genitive Fistes or Fists, plural Fiste)

  1. (regional) soft fart

Declension

Declension of Fist [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fist die Fiste
genitive eines des Fistes, Fists der Fiste
dative einem dem Fist, Fiste1 den Fisten
accusative einen den Fist die Fiste

1Now rare, see notes.

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