mesten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mesten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛs.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: mes‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɛstən

Verb

mesten

1. (transitive, chiefly of livestock) to fatten

   Synonym: vetmesten

Inflection

Conjugation of mesten (weak)
infinitive	mesten
past singular	mestte
past participle	gemest
infinitive	mesten
gerund	mesten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	mest	mestte
2nd person sing. (jij)	mest	mestte
2nd person sing. (u)	mest	mestte
2nd person sing. (gij)	mest	mestte
3rd person singular	mest	mestte
plural	mesten	mestten
subjunctive sing.1	meste	mestte
subjunctive plur.1	mesten	mestten
imperative sing.	mest
imperative plur.1	mest
participles	mestend	gemest
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• mestkalf
• mestvee
• opmesten
• uitmesten
• vetmesten

 

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: mèst