English

Noun

kast ‎(plural kasts or kasten)

1. A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries
   • 2007, January 19, “Roberta Smith”, in Decorative Tradition, Laced With Bursts of Eccentricity:

     At Clifford A. Wallach tramp art rules absolutely, most unusually in a large cupboard that has the mass of a Dutch kast armoire and is painted light green.

   • 2009 July 3, Wendy Moonan, “Exploring Dutch Legacy 400 Years After Hudson”, in New York Times:

     The exhibition includes the kinds of Dutch furnishings that might have been found in 17th- century estates: pewter plates, silver bowls, brass candlesticks, Dutch tiles, Bible boxes, Delft jars and Dutch cupboards, called kasts.

Anagrams

• AKST
• askt
• task

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kast, verbal noun to kasta ‎(“throw”).

Noun

kast n (singular definite kastet, plural indefinite kast)

1. throw

Declension

Related terms

• give sig i kast med
• opkast
• indkast
• udkast

References

• “kast” in Den Danske Ordbog

Verb

kast

1. imperative of kaste

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑst/
• Rhymes: -ɑst

Noun

kast f ‎(plural kasten, diminutive kastje n)

1. cupboard, closet

Derived terms

• kledingkast
• ijskast
• koelkast
• ladenkast

Anagrams

• stak

Hungarian

Etymology

kas +‎ -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒʃt]
• Hyphenation: kast

Noun

kast

1. accusative singular of kas

Icelandic

Noun

kast n ‎(genitive singular kasts, nominative plural köst)

1. throw

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kast

Noun

kast n ‎(definite singular kastet, indefinite plural kast, definite plural kasta or kastene)

1. throw

Related terms

• kaste (verb)

Derived terms

• oppkast
• steinkast
• vindkast
• øyekast

Etymology 2

Verb

kast

1. imperative of kaste

References

• “kast” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kast n ‎(definite singular kastet, indefinite plural kast, definite plural kasta)

1. throw (act of throwing something)

Derived terms

• oppkast
• steinkast
• vindkast

Verb

kast

1. imperative of kasta and kaste

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

kast n, c

1. throw; the flight of a thrown object
2. caste; an Indian hereditary social class

Declension

Compounds

• uppkast
• nedkast
• inkast
• utkast

See also

• kasta