-est

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See also: est, Est, EST, êst, ēst, est., and Est.

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English -est, from Old English -st, -est, from Proto-Germanic *-istaz, *-ōstaz, related to comparative -er. Cognate of Afrikaans -ste, Dutch -st, German -(e)st, Danish -(e)st, Swedish -(a)st.

Suffix

-est

  1. Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.
    longest, biggest, fastest
Usage notes
  • See -er for notes on the usage of this suffix to form superlatives.
  • Occasionally, the -est suffix is added to a verbal adjective as a substitute for most. An example is winningest.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English -est, -st, from Old English -est, -ast, -st, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-zi, from Proto-Indo-European *-si. The -t was by transfer from inverted order where thou followed the verb, which also occurred in most dialects of Middle Dutch and Middle High German (compare modern German -st).

Suffix

-est

  1. (archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)
    goest, makest, wentest, madest
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Hungarian

Etymology

From -es (adjective-forming suffix) +‎ -t (adverb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-est

  1. (adverb-forming suffix) Added to a word to form an adverb.
    öröm (joy) + ‎-est → ‎örömest (with joy)

Usage notes

  • (adverb-forming suffix) Variants:
    -st
    -est

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Middle English

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Suffix

-est

  1. Used to form the second-person singular present indicative of verbs.

Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ustaz, *-istaz.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-est

  1. suffix forming feminine nouns, originally from verbs
    eornostearnest
    þēnestservice
    ofosthaste
    orrestbattle, combat

Declension

Welsh

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Suffix

-est

  1. (colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person singular preterite

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Category Welsh terms suffixed with -est not found