mest
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish mest, from Old Norse mestr.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mest
- most; to the highest degree
- Den er mest afskyelig af dem alle.
- It is the most despicable of them all.
- most; in the largest quantity
- Hun havde mest plads.
- She had the most space.
Adverb edit
mest
- mostly; for the most part
- Gruppen bestod mest af immigranter fra Skotland.
- The group consisted chiefly of Scottish immigrants.
- most of the time
- Sommetider gik hun ture, men mest sov hun.
- She would sometimes go for walks, but mostly, she slept.
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- mist (dialectal)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch mest, from Old Dutch *mist, from Proto-West Germanic *mistu, from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz. Probably derived from *mīganą (“to urinate”) + *-þuz.
Cognate with Old Saxon mist, Old High German mist, German Mist, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus). More distantly related to Middle Dutch mes, mis, Old Saxon mehs, West Frisian mjoks, mjuks, Old English meox.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mest m or n (uncountable)
Usage notes edit
Mest is in modern usage masculine in the Netherlands, but may also be neuter in Belgium.
Derived terms edit
- broeimest
- drijfmest
- hoendermest
- keldermest
- koeienmest
- koemest
- kunstmest
- mengmest
- mestbank
- mestbedrijf
- mestcel
- mesten
- mestfabriek
- mestgang
- mesthaak
- mesthoop
- mestinjectie
- mestkar
- mestkelder
- mestkever
- mestkuil
- mestoverschot
- mestput
- mestspecie
- meststof
- meststrooier
- mestvaalt
- mestvarken
- mestvlieg
- mestvocht
- mestvoer
- mestvork
- mestwater
- mestwet
- rundermest
- Schiedammer mest
- stadsmest
- stalmest
- stikstofmest
- straatmest
- stromest
- varkensmest
- vloeimest
- vogelmest
Descendants edit
Anagrams edit
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist.
Adverb edit
mest (superlative of nógv, comparative meira)
Related terms edit
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Lithuanian mesti, see there for more.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mest (transitive, 1st conjugation, present metu, met, met, past metu)
- to throw
Conjugation edit
INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
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Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) | |||
1st pers. sg. | es | metu | metu | metīšu | — |
2nd pers. sg. | tu | met | meti | metīsi | met |
3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | met | meta | metīs | lai met |
1st pers. pl. | mēs | metam | metām | metīsim | metīsim |
2nd pers. pl. | jūs | metat | metāt | metīsiet, metīsit |
metiet |
3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | met | meta | metīs | lai met |
RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
Present | metot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | metošs | ||
Past | esot metis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | mezdams | ||
Future | metīšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | metot | ||
Imperative | lai metot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | metam | ||
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | metis | |||
Present | mestu | Present Passive | metams | ||
Past | būtu metis | Past Passive | mests | ||
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
Indicative | (būt) jāmet | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | mest | ||
Conjunctive 1 | esot jāmet | Negative Infinitive | nemest | ||
Conjunctive 2 | jāmetot | Verbal noun | mešana |
Middle English edit
Noun edit
mest
- Alternative form of myst (“mist”)
Northern Kurdish edit
Adjective edit
mest
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist.
Adjective edit
mest
Adverb edit
mest
- most; used in construction of superlative of long/foreign adjectives
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “mest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
mest
- most; used in construction of superlative of long/foreign adjectives
- almost
Synonyms edit
- (almost): nesten
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “mest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *maist, *maistaz (“most”). Compare Old English mǣst, Old Frisian māst, Old High German meist, Old Norse mestur, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (maists), 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 (maist).
Adverb edit
mēst
Slovene edit
Noun edit
mest
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist.
Pronunciation edit
audio: (file)
Adverb edit
mest
- mostly, most of the time
- mostly, mainly; to the larger part
- superlative degree of mycket: most
- superlative degree of många: most
- Used in construction of the superlative of certain adjectives: most
Synonyms edit
- (mostly): mestadels
Further reading edit
- mest in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams edit
Zazaki edit
Noun edit
mest (m)
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