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Geäst

branches

noun ge-EST Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Also means

boughs

Usage Note

Geäst is a collective noun for all the branches of a tree taken together, derived from Ast (branch). It is largely uncountable and literary, evoking the whole crown's framework, e.g. im kahlen Geäst (in the bare branches).

Examples

"Der Wind rauschte im dichten Geäst der Buchen."

Natural Translation

The wind rustled in the dense branches of the beeches.

Literal Translation

The wind rushed in-the dense branch-work of-the beeches.

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