meest

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • Rhymes: -eːst
  • (file)

Determiner[edit]

meest

  1. most; superlative degree of veel

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

Anagrams[edit]

Estonian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

meest

  1. partitive singular of mees

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

meest

  1. elative singular of mesi

Ingrian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

meest

  1. Alternative form of meestä

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

meest

  1. elative singular of mesi

References[edit]

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

Middle Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

mêest

  1. greatest, largest
    Antonym: minst
  2. most prominent
  3. most frequent, most numerous
Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

Determiner[edit]

mêest

  1. most
    Antonym: minst
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Adverb[edit]

mêest

  1. most
    Antonym: minst
  2. very, to the highest degree
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

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