Kaste

See also: Kasten, kaste, caste, and kastē

German

Etymology

From Portuguese or Spanish casta (“lineage, breed, race”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkastə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Kaste f (genitive Kaste, plural Kasten)

  1. caste

Declension

Declension of Kaste [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kaste die Kasten
genitive einer der Kaste der Kasten
dative einer der Kaste den Kasten
accusative eine die Kaste die Kasten
  • Kastenloser
  • Kastenordnung
  • Kastenschranke
  • Kastensystem
  • Kastenwesen
  • Kastenzugehörigkeit
  • Priesterkaste
  • Unterkaste

Further reading

  • “Kaste” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰaʃtə/

Noun

Kaste m (plural Kaste or Keste, diminutive Kestche)

  1. box, crate

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kaste”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
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