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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
Determiner
meest
- most; superlative degree of veel
Adverb
meest
- (now uncommon) mostly, usually
- Synonym: meestal
- Hij volgde meest een langere route. ― He usually took a longer route.
Derived terms
Descendants
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology 1
Noun
meest
- partitive singular of mees
Etymology 2
Noun
meest
- elative singular of mesi
Ingrian
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
meest
- Alternative form of meestä
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
meest
- 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
- greatest, largest
- Antonym: minst
- most prominent
- most frequent, most numerous
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Determiner
mêest
- most
- Antonym: minst
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *mēst, from Proto-Germanic *maist.
Adverb
mêest
- most
- Antonym: minst
- very, to the highest degree
Descendants
Further reading
- “meest (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “meest (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “meest (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “meest”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “meeste”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page meeste