meest

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch meest, from Old Dutch *mēsto, from Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz.

Cognates include German meist and English most.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːst/

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• Hyphenation: meest
• Rhymes: -eːst

Determiner

meest

1. most; superlative degree of veel

Adverb

meest

1. (now uncommon) mostly, usually

   Synonym: meestal

   Hij volgde meest een langere route. ― He usually took a longer route.

Derived terms

• allermeest
• meestal

Descendants

• Negerhollands: meest
• → Caribbean Javanese: deméste
• → Kwinti: meeste

Anagrams

• smeet, smete

Estonian

Etymology 1

Noun

meest

1. partitive singular of mees

Etymology 2

Noun

meest

1. elative singular of mesi

Ingrian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːst/, [ˈmeːs̠t]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːst/, [ˈme̝ːʃt]
• Rhymes: -eːst
• Hyphenation: meest

Noun

meest

1. alternative form of meestä

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈme.estæ/, [ˈme̞.e̞s̠t]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈme.est/, [ˈme̞.e̞ʃt]
• Rhymes: -e.est
• Hyphenation: me‧est

Noun

meest

1. elative singular of mesi

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 308

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːst/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *mēsto, from Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz.

Adjective

mêest

1. greatest, largest

   Antonym: minst

2. most prominent
3. most frequent, most numerous

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: meest
  • Afrikaans: meeste

Determiner

mêest

1. most

   Antonym: minst

Descendants

• Dutch: meest

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *mēst, from Proto-Germanic *maist.

Adverb

mêest

1. most

   Antonym: minst

2. very, to the highest degree

Alternative forms

• mêeste

Descendants

• Dutch: meest
  • Afrikaans: meeste

Further reading

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