Quast

== English == === Etymology === (gymnastics move): Named after East German gymnast Ralf Quast. === Proper noun === Quast (plural Quasts) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Quast is the 13241st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2306 individuals. Quast is most common among White (94.36%) individuals. === Noun === Quast (plural Quasts) (gymnastics) A flying giant swing backwards with a full twist over horizontal bar. === Anagrams === quats, squat == German == === Etymology === Compare Danish kost (“broom”), Dutch kwast, German Quaste f (“tassel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kvast/ === Noun === Quast m (strong, genitive Quastes or Quasts, plural Quaste) (regional) broad brush ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Quaste (“tassel”) === Further reading === “Quast” in Duden online “Quast” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.