meist

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See also: meist-

German

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Etymology

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From Old High German meist, from Proto-Germanic *maist, *maistaz. Compare Dutch meest, English most, Danish mest.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maɪ̯st/
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Adjective

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meist

  1. superlative degree of viel (much; many); most

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Adverb

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meist

  1. (formal) mostly, most often, usually
    Synonym: (more common, at least in speech) meistens

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: mést

Further reading

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  • meist” in Duden online
  • meist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Ingrian

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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meist

  1. elative of möö

References

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  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 98

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *maist, *maistaz, whence also Old Saxon mēst, Old English māst, mǣst, Dutch meest, Old Norse mestr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 (maist), 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (maists).

Adverb

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meist

  1. most

Descendants

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