meist

See also: meist-

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German meist, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *maist, *maistaz. Compare Dutch meest, English most, Danish mest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɪ̯st/

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Adverb

meist

1. (formal) mostly, most often, usually

Usage notes

• Declined forms of this root express the superlative of viel (“much”). See there for more.

Synonyms

• meistens (more common, at least in speech)

Derived terms

• meist-

Further reading

• “meist” in Duden online

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Old High German

Etymology

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

meist

1. most

Descendants

• German: meist