Tjost

German

Alternative forms
  • Tjoste f

Etymology

Inherited by the late 12th century (Hartmann von Aue) from Middle High German tjost f, tjoste f, jiust f, jiuste f, joste f, schust f, but also (more rarely) as tust m, just m, just m, gust m, tschuscht m. From Old French jouster. Cognate with English joust.

Noun

Tjost f (genitive Tjost, plural Tjosten) or
Tjost m (strong, genitive Tjosts or Tjostes, plural Tjoste)

  1. joust

Usage notes
  • Since the Middle High German period, this word has been used as either m or f.
  • The feminine singular is occasionally also given as die Tjoste. The masculine genitive singular can be either des Tjosts or des Tjostes.
  • Use of the word was discontinued after the end of the medieval period. The term used for the Renaissance-era joust (16th century) was Stechen or Rennen, and the Modern German term is the revived Middle High German word used in the context of the medieval joust.

Declension
Declension of Tjost [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tjost die Tjosten
genitive einer der Tjost der Tjosten
dative einer der Tjost den Tjosten
accusative eine die Tjost die Tjosten
Declension of Tjost [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tjost die Tjoste
genitive eines des Tjosts, Tjostes der Tjoste
dative einem dem Tjost, Tjoste1 den Tjosten
accusative einen den Tjost die Tjoste

1Now rare, see notes.

  • tjostieren

Further reading
  • “Tjost” in Duden online
  • “Tjost” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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