-est
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK, US) enPR: ĭst, IPA(key): /ɪst/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General Australian) enPR: əst, IPA(key): /əst/
- Rhymes: -ɪst, -əst
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English -est, from Old English -st, -est, from Proto-Germanic *-istaz, *-ōstaz, related to comparative -er. Cognate of Afrikaans -ste, Dutch -st, German -(e)st, Danish -(e)st, Swedish -(a)st.
Suffix edit
-est
- Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.
- longest, biggest, fastest
Usage notes edit
- See -er for notes on the usage of this suffix to form superlatives.
- Occasionally, the -est suffix is added to a verbal adjective as a substitute for most. An example is winningest.
Coordinate terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
superlative of adjectives and adverbs
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English -est, -st, from Old English -est, -ast, -st, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-zi, from Proto-Indo-European *-si. The -t was by transfer from inverted order where thou followed the verb, which also occurred in most dialects of Middle Dutch and Middle High German (compare modern German -st).
Suffix edit
-est
- (archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)
- goest, makest, wentest, madest
Alternative forms edit
Translations edit
second-person singular present tense of verbs
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
-es (adjective-forming suffix) + -t (adverbial suffix)
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-est
- (adverbial suffix) Forms an adverb.
Usage notes edit
Derived terms edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Suffix edit
-est
- Used to form the second-person singular present indicative of verbs.
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *-ustaz, *-istaz.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-est
- suffix forming feminine nouns, originally from verbs
Declension edit
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-est
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person singular preterite
Derived terms edit
Category Welsh terms suffixed with -est not found