meest
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch meest, from Old Dutch *mēsto, from Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz.
Cognate German meist, West Frisian meast, English most, Danish mest.
PronunciationEdit
DeterminerEdit
meest
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
AnagramsEdit
EstonianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
meest
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
meest
IngrianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
PronunciationEdit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeːst/, [ˈmeːs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeːst/, [ˈme̝ːʃt]
- Rhymes: -eːst
- Hyphenation: meest
NounEdit
meest
- Alternative form of meestä
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
PronunciationEdit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈme.estæ/, [ˈme̞.e̞s̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈme.est/, [ˈme̞.e̞ʃt]
- Rhymes: -e.est
- Hyphenation: me‧est
NounEdit
meest
ReferencesEdit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 308
Middle DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Dutch *mēsto, from Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz.
AdjectiveEdit
mêest
InflectionEdit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
- Dutch: meest
DeterminerEdit
mêest
DescendantsEdit
- Dutch: meest
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Dutch *mēst, from Proto-Germanic *maist.
AdverbEdit
mêest
Alternative formsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Dutch: meest
Further readingEdit
- “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