Gstoit

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Gstålt (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German gestalt, perfect participle of stellen, stallen (already present in Old High German as gistalt from stellen), from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan (“to put, position”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”). Cognate with German Gestalt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ̥ʃd̥ɔet/

Noun

Gstoit f (plural Gstoitn) (Central Bavarian)

1. shape, form, figure, outline
2. shape, build of a person, silhouette, profile
3. figure, character, person

Derived terms

• Gstoiter, Gstoiterin
• gstoitn
• Gstoitung