die Pest
/pɛst/ noun · feminine B2- bubonic plague, the plague · Die Pest wütete besonders in den Städten. The plague devastated especially towns and cities.
- any of various unrelated epidemic diseases affecting animals
- anything that negatively affects vast areas, especially a natural disaster · Ölpest oil spill· Drogenpest drug plague
- anything terrible or odious · Sowas hasse ich wie die Pest. That’s something I really loathe.
Genitive der Pest
Noun forms
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | die Pest |
| Accusative | die Pest |
| Dative | der Pest |
| Genitive | der Pest |
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