-est

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Suffix 1.2.1.1 Usage notes 1.2.1.2 See also 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Suffix 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.1.2 See also 2 Old English 2.1 Alternative forms 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Suffix 2.3.1 Declension

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭst, IPA: /ɪst/, SAMPA: /Ist/

[edit] Etymology 1

Cognate with Dutch -st.

[edit] Suffix

-est

1. Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

   longest, biggest, fastest

[edit] Usage notes

• See -er for notes on the usage of this suffix to form superlatives.

[edit] See also

• -er

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

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[edit] Suffix

-est

1. Used to form the archaic second-person singular present tense of verbs.

   goest, makest

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• -eth
• -st
• thou

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Alternative forms

• -ost, -ust

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *-ust-.

[edit] Suffix

-est f.

1. suffix forming feminine nouns, originally from verbs

   eornost "earnest"

   þēnest "service"

   ofost "haste"

   orrest "battle, combat"

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	-est	-esta
accusative	-este	-esta
genitive	-este	-esta
dative	-este	-estum