eerst

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch êerst, from Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-Germanic *airist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːrst/, [ɪːrst]

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• Hyphenation: eerst
• Rhymes: -eːrst

Adverb

eerst

1. first, at first, before something else
2. at first, before, earlier

   Het doet nu minder pijn dan eerst.

   It hurts less now than earlier.

   (literally, “It hurts less now than at first.”)

3. only, not until

Related terms

• eer
• eerder
• eerste

Descendants

• Afrikaans: eers

See also

• pas
• laatst

Anagrams

• reest, Trees

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Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːrst/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-Germanic *airistaz.

Adjective

êerst

1. first
2. foremost

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: eerste
• Limburgish: ieës

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-Germanic *airist.

Adverb

êerst

1. first, firstly
2. formerly, previously
3. at first, before all else

Descendants

• Dutch: eerst
• Limburgish: ieës

Further reading

• “eerst”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “eerste”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eerst (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eerst (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II