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.

Related terms

• tjostieren

Further reading

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