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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch eeste, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aistaz. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
eest m (plural eesten, diminutive eestje n)
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: es
Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Elative of ees.
Adverb[edit]
eest (not comparable)
- from the front
- Su pluus on eest märg.
- Your shirt is wet at the front.
- from, away, off
- Võta prillid eest ära!
- Take your glasses off!
Postposition[edit]
eest
- from the front of
- Poiss jooksis maja eest mööda.
- The boy ran by the front of the house.
- from, away from
- Tõmba kardinad akna eest ära.
- Pull the curtains away from the window.
- for
- Me võitleme vabaduse eest.
- We are fighting for freedom.
- ago
- Viie aasta eest seda maja polnud.
- This house wasn't here five years ago
Usage notes[edit]
As a postposition, governs the genitive.
Synonyms[edit]
- (ago): tagasi
Ingrian[edit]
→○ | illative | ettee |
---|---|---|
○ | inessive | ees |
○→ | elative | eest |
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈeːstæ/, [ˈeːs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈeːst/, [ˈe̝ːʃt]
- Rhymes: -eːst
- Hyphenation: eest
Adverb[edit]
eest
Postposition[edit]
eest (+ genitive or inessive)
- on behalf of, instead of
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- Mama miun saattoi itsen eest lehmiä lypsemää.
- Mummy sent me on behalf of herself to milk the cows.
- (of motion) from in front of
Preposition[edit]
eest (+ partitive)
- (of motion) from in front of
Synonyms[edit]
- (from in front of): eitse
Noun[edit]
eest
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 38
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