Gischt

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German jest, gest (“foam”), from Old High German *jest, *gest, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz (“fermentation; fermentative matter”). The form Gischt (instead of expected *Gest, *Jest) is probably onomatopoeic, though it could alternatively be of Alemannic German origin. Cognate with Dutch gist, English yeast. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɪʃt/ === Noun === Gischt f (genitive Gischt, plural (uncommon) Gischten) or Gischt (now very rare) m (strong, genitive Gischtes or Gischts, plural (uncommon) Gischte) the frothy foam on sea waves (dated) other kinds of foam or froth that form on liquids, such as on beer or boiling water ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Schaum ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: giste === Further reading === “Gischt” in Duden online “Gischt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache