Forst

Noun

a forest, at least enclosed, usually also cultivated

Name

1. (neuter, proper-noun) a town and administrative seat of Spree-Neiße district, Brandenburg; official name: Forst (Lausitz)
2. (neuter, proper-noun) a municipality of Karlsruhe district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
3. (neuter, proper-noun) a municipality of Bad Dürkheim district, Rhineland-Palatinate; official name: Forst an der Weinstraße
4. (neuter, proper-noun) a municipality of Altenkirchen district, Rhineland-Palatinate
5. (neuter, proper-noun) a municipality of Cochem-Zell district, Rhineland-Palatinate; official name: Forst (Eifel)
6. (neuter, proper-noun) a municipality of Cochem-Zell district, Rhineland-Palatinate; official name: Forst (Hunsrück)

Name

a habitational surname

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔrst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: forst

Inherited from Old High German: forst

Cognate with English: forest

In summary

From Middle High German forst~vorst, from Old High German forst, likely from Proto-West Germanic *furhiþi. Cognate with English forest.

Concepts

forest

wood

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Forst

woodland

timberland

woods

grove

shrine grove

frith

timber

antlers

copse

natural forest

rainforest

thicket

antler

Synonyms

Wald

Hain

Gehölz

Tann

Wäldchen

Waldung

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Holz

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Wälder

Waldland

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Gestrüpp

Hauwald

Dickicht

Niederwald

Naturwald

Waldgebiet

Gebüsch

Wirtschaftswald

Gesträuch

Grünabfall

Unterholz

Geweih

Translations

forêt

bosque

foresta

woud

las

bos

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δάσος

floresta

bosco

bois

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silva

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mata

orman

bosc

δρυμός