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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From enig + -st.
Adjective
enigst (not comparable)
- only, single
- Synonym: enig
Dat was zijn enigste kans.- That was his only chance.
Zij is een enigst kind.- She is an only child.
Inflection
Pronoun
enigst (plural enigsten, inflected enigste)
- (colloquial, often proscribed) only one/thing
- Jij bent de enigste die er bezwaar tegen heeft. ― You are the only one who objects to it.
- Het enigst/enigste dat ik zie is bomen. ― The only thing I see is trees.
Usage notes
- The inflected form enigste is nowadays almost always used when this word is used as a pronoun, but this has not historically always been the case.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
enigst
- superlative degree of enig
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