maist

English

Adjective

maist (not comparable)

1. (Tyneside) most

Adverb

maist (not comparable)

1. (Tyneside) most

Verb

maist

1. Obsolete form of mayst.

Anagrams

• amits, tamis

Estonian

Etymology 1

Noun

maist

1. elative plural of maa

Etymology 2

Noun

maist

1. elative singular of mai

Gothic

Romanization

maist

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄

Scots

Etymology

From Old English mǣst (“most”). More at most.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mest], [mɛst]

Adjective

maist (not comparable)

1. most, chief, principal, most powerful

Derived terms

• maistlins (“almost, well nigh; for the most part, mostly”)
• maistly (“mostly, almost, nearly; most of all, especially”)
• tae the maist pairt (“for the most part”)