das  Gestüt

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/ɡəˈʃtʏt/

🐎 What exactly is a 'Gestüt'?

The German word das Gestüt (noun, neuter) refers to an establishment where horses, especially noble breeds, are bred. It's essentially a stud farm or breeding establishment.

A Gestüt typically houses breeding stallions (*Zuchthengste* or *Deckhengste*) and broodmares (*Zuchtstuten*), as well as their offspring (*Fohlen* - foals). Often, *Gestüte* are large agricultural operations with extensive pastures and stables.

There is only one meaning and one article for this word: das Gestüt.

Article rules for der, die, and das

🧐 Grammar of 'das Gestüt' in Detail

The noun 'Gestüt' is neuter. Here is its declension:

Example Sentences

• Das berühmte Gestüt in Marbach zieht viele Besucher an.
  The famous stud farm in Marbach attracts many visitors.
• Die edlen Pferde dieses Gestüts sind weltweit bekannt.
  The noble horses of this stud are known worldwide.
• Wir besuchten mehrere Gestüte während unserer Reise durch Andalusien.
  We visited several stud farms during our trip through Andalusia.
• Dem alten Gestüt fehlt es an finanziellen Mitteln für die Modernisierung.
  The old stud farm lacks the financial resources for modernization.

📝 Usage in Context

The word Gestüt is used when specifically talking about a place for horse breeding, often with a focus on the quality and lineage of the animals.

• Context: Agriculture (Landwirtschaft), equestrian sports (Pferdesport), animal breeding (Tierzucht), history (noble courts often had their own Gestüte).
• Distinction: A regular Reitstall (riding stable) focuses on keeping and riding horses, not primarily breeding. A Pferdezucht (horse breeding operation) can also be a smaller business, whereas Gestüt often implies a larger, established, and sometimes prestigious operation.
• Typical combinations: *Staatsgestüt* (state stud), *Privatgestüt* (private stud), *Vollblutgestüt* (thoroughbred stud), *Arabergestüt* (Arabian stud), *Gestütsleiter* (stud manager), *Gestütswärter* (stud groom).

💡 Mnemonics for 'das Gestüt'

For the article 'das': Think of das Gehege (enclosure) or das Gelände (grounds) – a stud farm needs lots of space, a neutral area. Or think of *das Tierwohl* (animal welfare), which is important at a good *Gestüt*.

For the meaning: The word Gestüt sounds a bit like Stute (mare). A *Gestüt* is the place where many mares (*Stuten*) (and stallions) live for breeding.

🔄 Synonyms & Antonyms

😂 A Little Joke

Warum hat das Pferd im Gestüt aufgehört, Geschichten zu erzählen?

Why did the horse at the stud farm stop telling stories?

Weil es immer vom Hundertsten ins Tausendste kam und ständig die Fohlen verwechselte!

Because it always got sidetracked (literal German idiom: 'came from the hundredth to the thousandth') and constantly mixed up the foals! (Play on words: 'Fohlen' - foals, sounds like 'Folgen' - sequences/consequences, or is just funny in the context of getting sidetracked).

📜 A Poem about the Gestüt

Auf weiten Wiesen, grün und breit,
Steht das Gestüt, zur Zucht bereit.
Edle Stuten, stolze Hengste,
Fohlen springen ohne Ängste.

On meadows wide, so green and vast,
Stands the stud farm, built to last.
Noble mares and stallions proud,
Foals are leaping through the crowd (of horses).

Hier wird Linie fortgeführt,
Vom Hufschlag sanft die Erd' berührt.
Ein Ort der Anmut, Kraft und Ruh,
Das edle Pferd gehört dazu.

Here the lineage is maintained,
By hoofbeats soft, the earth sustained.
A place of grace, of strength, and peace,
The noble horse finds its release.

❓ A Little Riddle

Ich bin ein Ort für edles Blut,
Wo Stute trifft auf Hengstes Mut.
Fohlen wachsen hier heran,
Für Sport, für Show, für jedermann.

Mein Name klingt nach Stuten nah,
Ein Zuchtbetrieb, ganz wunderbar.
Mit 'das' steh ich im Duden drin.

Was bin ich wohl? Wo liegt der Sinn?

I am a place for noble blood,
Where mare meets stallion's hardihood.
Foals grow up here, strong and grand,
For sport, for show, throughout the land.

My name sounds close to 'mare' you hear,
A breeding farm, held very dear.
With 'das' I stand in dictionaries' lore.

What am I then? What is my core?

Solution: Das Gestüt (The stud farm)

🌐 Other Information

Etymology: The word 'Gestüt' comes from Middle High German 'gestuot', which originally meant a herd of breeding horses, especially mares. It is closely related to the word 'Stute' (mare).

Famous Stud Farms (*Gestüte*): Germany is known for its state stud farms (*Staatsgestüte*) like the *Haupt- und Landgestüt Marbach* (Baden-Württemberg) or the *Brandenburgisches Haupt- und Landgestüt Neustadt (Dosse)*. Internationally famous examples include the Spanish National Stud in Jerez de la Frontera or the Lipizzaner Stud Piber in Austria.