noun#5,574 by frequency
die Pest
/pɛst/
bubonic plague, the plague; any of various unrelated epidemic diseases affecting animals; anything that negatively affects vast areas, especially a natural disaster
- plural
- die Pesten
- genitive
- der Pest
Meanings
- 1
bubonic plague, the plague
Ich hasse dich wie die Pest.
I hate your guts.
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Tom hasst dich wie die Pest.
Tom hates your guts.
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- 2
any of various unrelated epidemic diseases affecting animals
- 3
anything that negatively affects vast areas, especially a natural disaster
- 4
anything terrible or odiousrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | diePest | diePesten |
| accusative | diePest | diePesten |
| dative | derPest | denPesten |
| genitive | derPest | derPesten |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.