meest

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch meest, from Old Dutch *mēsto, from Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz.

Cognates include German meist and English most.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːst
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Determiner

meest

  1. most; superlative degree of veel

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: meest
  • → Caribbean Javanese: deméste
  • → Kwinti: meeste

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology 1

Noun

meest

  1. partitive singular of mees

Etymology 2

Noun

meest

  1. elative singular of mesi

Ingrian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

meest

  1. Alternative form of meestä

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

meest

  1. elative singular of mesi

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 308

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *mēsto, from Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz.

Adjective

mêest

  1. greatest, largest
    Antonym: minst
  2. most prominent
  3. most frequent, most numerous
Inflection

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Descendants

Determiner

mêest

  1. most
    Antonym: minst
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *mēst, from Proto-Germanic *maist.

Adverb

mêest

  1. most
    Antonym: minst
  2. very, to the highest degree
Alternative forms
Descendants

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