Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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  • Rhymes: -eːst
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Determiner

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meest

  1. most; superlative degree of veel

Adverb

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meest

  1. (now uncommon) mostly, usually
    Synonym: meestal
    Hij volgde meest een langere route.He usually took a longer route.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Anagrams

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Estonian

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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meest

  1. partitive singular of mees

Etymology 2

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Noun

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meest

  1. elative singular of mesi

Ingrian

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meest

  1. Alternative form of meestä

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meest

  1. elative singular of mesi

References

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

Middle Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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mêest

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

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mêest

  1. most
    Antonym: minst
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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

Adverb

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mêest

  1. most
    Antonym: minst
  2. very, to the highest degree
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Further reading

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