meest
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
Determiner edit
meest
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Anagrams edit
Estonian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
meest
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
meest
Ingrian edit
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeːst/, [ˈmeːs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeːst/, [ˈme̝ːʃt]
- Rhymes: -eːst
- Hyphenation: meest
Noun edit
meest
- Alternative form of meestä
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈme.estæ/, [ˈme̞.e̞s̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈme.est/, [ˈme̞.e̞ʃt]
- Rhymes: -e.est
- Hyphenation: me‧est
Noun edit
meest
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
Inflection edit
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Descendants edit
- Dutch: meest
Determiner edit
mêest
Descendants edit
- Dutch: meest
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Dutch *mēst, from Proto-Germanic *maist.
Adverb edit
mêest
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
- Dutch: meest
Further reading edit
- “meest (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “meest (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “meest (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “meest”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “meeste”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page meeste