Werst

German

Etymology

16th century, from Russian верста́ (verstá). The endingless form (instead of *Wersta or *Werste) is influenced by the Russian genitive plural вёрст (vjorst), which is often used after numerals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛrst/, [vɛʁst], [vɛɐ̯st], [ʋ-]

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• Homophones: wärst, wehrst (some speakers)

Noun

Werst f (genitive Werst, plural Werst or (rare) Wersten)

1. (historical, often in translated Russian literature) verst (old Russian unit of length, roughly equivalent to a kilometre)

Declension

Declension of Werst [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Werst	die	Werst, Wersten1
genitive	einer	der	Werst	der	Werst, Wersten1
dative	einer	der	Werst	den	Werst, Wersten1
accusative	eine	die	Werst	die	Werst, Wersten1

¹Rare.

Further reading

• “Werst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Werst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʃt/

Noun

Werst f

1. plural of Worst