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English
Pronunciation
AHD|mäst, IPA|/m��st/, SAMPA|/mA:st/
audio|en-us-mast.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes:English:-��st|Rhymes: -��st
Etymology 1
OE. mæst, from Germanic *mastaz, from Indo-European *mast- �board�. Cognate with Dutch #Dutch|mast, German Mast; and with Latin malus|m�lus, Russian мо�� �bridge�, Irish adhmad.
Noun
en-noun
- A tall, slim structure used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, floodlights or an aerial.
Derived terms
mainmast
Translations
trans-top|support of a sail
Bosnian: jarbol m
Catalan: pal m
Croatian: jarbol m
Czech: st�že� m
Dutch: mast m
Esperanto: masto
Finnish: masto
French: mât m
German: Mast m
Hungarian: árboc
Italian: albero
trans-mid
Polish: maszt
Portuguese: mastro
Romanian: catarg, arbore
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �а�бол m
:Roman: jarbol m
Swedish: mast c
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See also
column
pole
pylon
tower
Etymology 2
OE. mæst, from West Germanic; probably related to meat.
Noun
en-noun
- The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, &c.), especially having dropped from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals.
Translations
trans-top|the fruit of forest-trees
Norwegian: t-|no|olden|m (archaic)
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Anagrams
mats
Bosnian
Noun
mast f (p: masti)
- grease
- ointment
- fat
- lard
- schmaltz
Category:Bosnian nouns
Croatian
Noun
hr-noun|g=f|masti
- grease
- ointment
- fat
- lard
- schmaltz
Declension
hr-decl-noun
|mast|masti
|masti|masti
|masti|mastima
|mast|masti
|masti|masti
|masti|mastima
|maš�u / masti|mastima
Czech
Noun
mast
- ointment
Category:Czech nouns
Serbian
Noun
mast f (p: masti)
- grease
- ointment
- fat
- lard
- schmaltz
Cyrillic spelling
ма��#Serbian|ма��
Category:Serbian nouns
Swedish
Noun
sv-noun-reg-er
mast c
- #English|mast, tall slim structure
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