wüst

See also: wust, Wust, Wüst, and wus't

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German wuosti (waste), from Proto-Germanic *wōstijaz (desolate, waste), from Proto-Indo-European *wāsto- (empty, wasted). Compare English waste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vyːst/
  • (file)

Adjective

wüst (comparative wüster, superlative am wüstesten)

  1. desert
  2. wild
  3. ugly
  4. messed up, chaotic, desolated
  5. vulgar, obscene

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