minst

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

minst

1. Superlative form of weinig

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch minnist, from Proto-Germanic *minnistaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪnst/

Adjective

minst

1. smallest

   Antonyms: meest

2. least numerous

   Antonyms: meest

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: minst

Further reading

• “minst”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “minder”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse minnstr

Adjective

minst

1. indefinite superlative of liten

Adverb

minst

1. least

   sist, men ikke minst ― last but not least

2. at least (no less than)

References

• “minst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪnst/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

minst

1. indefinite superlative of liten

Adverb

minst

1. superlative of lite
2. at least

Synonyms

• (at least): i minsto

References

• “minst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Adjective

minst

1. superlative predicative form of liten.

See also

• minst antal

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Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse minnstr.

Adjective

minst (definite masculine minstn, feminine minsta, neuter minstä, plural miinst, definite plural minstän)

1. indefinite superlative of litn

Etymology 2

From Old Norse missa.

Verb

minst

1. variant of mingst