gust

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʌst/ Rhymes: -ʌst === Etymology 1 === Apparently from an unrecorded Middle English *gust, from Old Norse gustr (“a gust, blast”), from Proto-Germanic *gustiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognate with Icelandic gustur (“gust of wind”). Related also to Old Norse gusa (“to gush forth”), Old High German gussa (“flood”), Middle English guschen (> English gush). The English word was not recorded before Shakespeare. ==== Noun ==== gust (plural gusts) A strong, abrupt rush of wind. Synonym: windflaw (by extension) Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.). 1609 (revised 1625), Francis Bacon, De Sapientia Veterum ('Wisdom of the Ancients') they are merely driven about by every sudden gust and impulse of the mind ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== gust (third-person singular simple present gusts, present participle gusting, simple past and past participle gusted) (intransitive, transitive) To blow in gusts. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English gust, guste, from Latin gustus (“taste”) and Old French gust, goust. ==== Noun ==== gust (uncountable) (archaic) The physiological faculty of taste. Relish, enjoyment, appreciation. , "The Spirit of Grace" An ox will relish the tender flesh of kids with as much gust and appetite. 1942: ‘Yes, indeed,’ said Sava with solemn gust. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 1050) Intellectual taste; fancy. === Etymology 3 === From Middle English gusten (“to taste, have a taste for”), from the noun (see above). ==== Verb ==== gust (third-person singular simple present gusts, present participle gusting, simple past and past participle gusted) (obsolete, transitive) To taste. (obsolete, transitive) To have a relish for. ===== Related terms ===== degust disgust gustate === Anagrams === GUTs, Guts, guts, tugs == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. First attested in the 14th century, it was possibly a semi-learned word or early borrowing; compare the sound changes in the inherited Occitan gost, Portuguese gosto, and French goût. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡust] === Noun === gust m (plural gusts or gustos) taste (sense) flavour Synonym: sabor relish, pleasure Synonym: plaer taste (aesthetic preference), style molt al gust borbònic ― very much in the Bourbon style ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “gust”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “gust” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “gust” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse gustr, cognate with English gust. === Noun === gust (archaic) rush of wind == Friulian == === Etymology === From Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. Possibly a borrowing or semi-learned term. === Noun === gust m (plural gusts) relish, zest, enjoyment taste ==== Synonyms ==== (taste): savôr ==== Derived terms ==== gustôs ==== Related terms ==== gustâ == Icelandic == === Noun === gust indefinite accusative singular of gustur == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin gustus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. First attested in the 1656-1688. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ust Syllabification: gust === Noun === gust m inan (diminutive guścik) taste (person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc) Synonym: smak liking, palate, relish Near-synonyms: ochota, upodobanie, zamiłowanie kind, sort, style Synonyms: rodzaj, styl ==== Declension ==== Note: The form gusta is dated. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === gust in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN gust in Polish dictionaries at PWN Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “gust”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡust/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. ==== Noun ==== gust n (plural gusturi) taste ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== gustos ===== Related terms ===== gusta gustare ==== See also ==== savoare === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin (mensis) augustus (through Vulgar Latin agustus). Compare also Albanian gusht (“August”). ==== Alternative forms ==== agust ==== Noun ==== gust m (uncountable) (popular/folk usage, rare) August Synonyms: (standard/most common) august; (popular/folk name) gustar; (popular/folk name) măsălar ===== Derived terms ===== gustar == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫstъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡûːst/ === Adjective === gȗst (Cyrillic spelling гу̑ст, definite gȗstī, comparative gȕšćī) dense ==== Declension ====