roest

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See also: röst

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rust/
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  • Hyphenation: roest
  • Rhymes: -ust

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch roest (“rust”), from Old Dutch *rōst, from Proto-West Germanic *rust, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz.

The vowel oe is due to an irregular sound development.[1] See English rust.

Noun

roest m or n (uncountable)

  1. rust (result of oxidation)
  2. rust (disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: rust
  • → Papiamentu: rustu

Verb

roest

  1. inflection of roesten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch roest. Cognate to English roost.

Noun

roest m (plural roesten)

  1. roost (resting place of birds)
Synonyms
Derived terms

Verb

roest

  1. inflection of roesten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

References

  1. ^ roest; in: J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Anagrams

  • roste, stoer, store
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