Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • Rhymes: -eːst
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Determiner edit

meest

  1. most; superlative degree of veel

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Negerhollands: meest
  • Caribbean Javanese: deméste
  • Kwinti: meeste

Anagrams edit

Estonian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

meest

  1. partitive singular of mees

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

meest

  1. elative singular of mesi

Ingrian edit

Etymology 1 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

meest

  1. Alternative form of meestä

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

meest

  1. elative singular of mesi

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 308

Middle Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Dutch *mēsto, from Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz.

Adjective edit

mêest

  1. greatest, largest
    Antonym: minst
  2. most prominent
  3. most frequent, most numerous
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Descendants edit

Determiner edit

mêest

  1. most
    Antonym: minst
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Dutch *mēst, from Proto-Germanic *maist.

Adverb edit

mêest

  1. most
    Antonym: minst
  2. very, to the highest degree
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit

Further reading edit