verquast
German
Etymology
From Low German verquars, variant of verdwars, derived from ver- + dwars (“cross, diagonal, aslant”), from Middle Low German dwers, dwer, from Old Saxon thwerh, from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz. Doublet of synonymous verquer. The final -t in German (or perhaps already Low German) by association with a past participle. Coda -r- is unpronounced in most dialects of Low German (as it is in some accents of standard German), hence the form verquast. Association with the unrelated adjective Low German dwas, quas (“dim-witted, daft”) and the derived verb dwasen, quasen (see German quasseln) may have contributed to both developments.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfɛɐ̯ˈkvaːst/ (usual)
- IPA(key): /ˌfɛɐ̯ˈkvast/ (rare)
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Adjective
verquast (comparative verquaster, superlative am verquastesten)
Declension
Positive forms of verquast
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist verquast | sie ist verquast | es ist verquast | sie sind verquast | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | verquaster | verquaste | verquastes | verquaste |
genitive | verquasten | verquaster | verquasten | verquaster | |
dative | verquastem | verquaster | verquastem | verquasten | |
accusative | verquasten | verquaste | verquastes | verquaste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der verquaste | die verquaste | das verquaste | die verquasten |
genitive | des verquasten | der verquasten | des verquasten | der verquasten | |
dative | dem verquasten | der verquasten | dem verquasten | den verquasten | |
accusative | den verquasten | die verquaste | das verquaste | die verquasten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein verquaster | eine verquaste | ein verquastes | (keine) verquasten |
genitive | eines verquasten | einer verquasten | eines verquasten | (keiner) verquasten | |
dative | einem verquasten | einer verquasten | einem verquasten | (keinen) verquasten | |
accusative | einen verquasten | eine verquaste | ein verquastes | (keine) verquasten |
Comparative forms of verquast
Superlative forms of verquast
Synonyms
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