# der Mast

der Mast is a German noun meaning “mast”. Forms: des Mastes, die Masten.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Mastes
- Plural: die Masten

## In other languages

- Русский: морск. мачта

## Noun

1. mast (of a ship)
2. pylon, pole (holding up wire or cable, e.g. for electricity or a cable car)

## Noun

1. mast (fodder made of acorns and beechnuts)
2. the process of fattening livestock
3. _in-compounds_ a large animal farm

## Examples

- Wie viele Masten hat dieses Schiff? — How many masts has that ship got?
- Die Fahne weht am Mast. — The flag waves on the flagpole.
- Der Mast brach ab, und unser Schiff ließ sich treiben. — The mast broke and our ship went adrift.
- Odysseus ließ sich von seinen Männern an den Mast binden. — Ulysses asked his men to tie him to the mast.

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