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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]Determiner
[edit]meest
Adverb
[edit]meest
- (now uncommon) mostly, usually
- Synonym: meestal
- Hij volgde meest een langere route. ― He usually took a longer route.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Estonian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]meest
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]meest
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeːst/, [ˈmeːs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeːst/, [ˈme̝ːʃt]
- Rhymes: -eːst
- Hyphenation: meest
Noun
[edit]meest
- Alternative form of meestä
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈme.estæ/, [ˈme̞.e̞s̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈme.est/, [ˈme̞.e̞ʃt]
- Rhymes: -e.est
- Hyphenation: me‧est
Noun
[edit]meest
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
Inflection
[edit]This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
[edit]- Dutch: meest
Determiner
[edit]mêest
Descendants
[edit]- Dutch: meest
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Dutch *mēst, from Proto-Germanic *maist.
Adverb
[edit]mêest
Alternative forms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Dutch: meest
Further reading
[edit]- “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
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