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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Beste (“a river in Germany”) or from Anglo-Norman beste (“beast”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Best (plural Bests)
- A surname.
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Bèèst (dialect form)
Etymology[edit]
First attested as est in 1307. Etymology unknown. One proposal links the toponym to bast (“bark, rind”) with collectivising suffix -t, but it is impossible to conclusively prove or disprove this hypothetical etymology.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Best n
- A town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Klompengat (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Aarle, Batadorp, Vleut
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Categories:
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɛst
- Rhymes:English/ɛst/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- Dutch terms with unknown etymologies
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛst
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛst/1 syllable
- Dutch terms with homophones
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Towns in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Towns in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands