Noun
die Pest
Pronunciation: /pɛst/
plague (disease)
B2
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Meanings
Noun
- plague (disease)
- animal epidemic (e.g. swine fever)
- scourge; curse (figurative)
Example sentence
Die Pest tötete im Mittelalter Millionen von Menschen.
The plague killed millions of people in the Middle Ages.
Word forms
singular
die Pest
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Pest
Accusativedie Pest
Dativeder Pest
Genitiveder Pest
Pest has no common plural.
Usage
- an der Pest erkranken — Contract the plague; an takes the dative with erkranken.
- die Pest — The disease name is feminine and normally has no plural in this sense.
Das Museum zeigt Dokumente über die Pest in der Stadt.
The museum displays documents about the plague in the town.