-est
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Middle English -est, from Old English -st, -est, from Proto-Germanic *-istaz, *-ōstaz, related to comparative -er. Cognate of Dutch -st, German -(e)st, Danish -(e)st, Swedish -(a)st.
Suffix
-est
- Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.
- longest, biggest, fastest
Usage notes
- See -er for notes on the usage of this suffix to form superlatives.
- Occasionally, the -est suffix is added to a verbal adjective as a substitute for most. An example is winningest.
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Translations
superlative of adjectives and adverbs
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Etymology 2
From Middle English -est, -st, from Old English -est, -ast, -st, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-zi, from Proto-Indo-European *-si. The -t was by transfer from inverted order where thou followed the verb, which also occurred in most dialects of Middle Dutch and Middle High German (compare modern German -st).
Suffix
-est
- (archaic) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs.
- goest, makest, wentest, madest
Alternative forms
Translations
second-person singular present tense of verbs
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See also
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
-es (“adjective-forming suffix”) + -t (“adverbial suffix”)
Pronunciation
Suffix
-est
- (adverbial suffix) Forms an adverb.
Usage notes
Derived terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
Suffix
-est
- Used to form the second-person singular present indicative of verbs.
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-ust-.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-est
- suffix forming feminine nouns, originally from verbs
Declension
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