Horst

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German and Dutch Horst. === Proper noun === Horst (plural Horsts) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Horst is the 3831st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9245 individuals. Horst is most common among White (96.3%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203. === Anagrams === Stohr, trosh, hotṛs, Roths, thors, Stroh, Short, hotrs, short == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦorst] === Proper noun === Horst m anim a male given name from German == Dutch == === Etymology === (Limburg) First attested as horst in 1275. Derived from Middle Dutch horst (“overgrown elevated place”). (Gelderland) First attested as horsterbosch around 1450. Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”). (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Horst in 1697. Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”). (Flevoland) Derived from horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The surname derives from one of the senses of horst or from one of the toponyms. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦɔrst/ Hyphenation: Horst Rhymes: -ɔrst Homophone: horst === Proper noun === Horst n a village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands Synonym: Dreumelrijk (Carnival nickname) a hamlet in Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands a hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands a neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands a surname ==== Derived terms ==== Horstenaar Horsts === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Horst”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɔʁst/, [hɔʁst], [hɔɐ̯st] === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German hurst, from Old High German hurst, from Proto-West Germanic *hursti. The modern vowel is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German horst). Cognate to Dutch horst, English hurst. ==== Alternative forms ==== Hurst f (archaic) ==== Noun ==== Horst m (strong, genitive Horstes or Horsts, plural Horste) the nest of a bird of prey, an eyrie (literary) bush; thicket; small forest (short for Fliegerhorst) military airport; air force base (geology) horst Synonym: Horstscholle ===== Declension ===== ===== Hyponyms ===== Fliegerhorst ===== Derived terms ===== horstartig ===== Descendants ===== → English: horst → French: horst === Etymology 2 === Uncertain. Possibly related to the common noun (etymology 1). First used in an 18th-century play, taken into regular use in the 19th century, popular after 1920, now rare for a child. Compare etymology 3. ==== Proper noun ==== Horst m (proper noun, strong, genitive Horsts) a male given name === Etymology 3 === From the name, which has come to be regarded as dated and “uncool”. ==== Noun ==== Horst m (strong, genitive Horstes, plural Horste) (colloquial, youth slang) loser; nerd; idiot ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Horst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Horst” in Duden online “Horst” in Duden online