Bestand

Meaning

(masculine,strong) stock, inventory
(masculine,strong) portfolio
(masculine,strong) population
(masculine,strong) durable existence, persistence; duration; continuance
(Austria,Southern-Germany,masculine,strong) lease

Frequency

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈʃtant/

Etymology

From Middle High German bestant, equivalent to be- + Stand. Cognate with Dutch bestand, German Low German Bestahn, Bestand, West Frisian bestân.

Cognate with Dutch

bestand

Cognate with Western Frisian

bestân

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Sentences

Im Bestand der Städtischen Museen Zittau befinden sich mehrere Arbeiten Müllers .

There are several works by Müller in the holdings of the Zittau Municipal Museums.

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