minst

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪnst

Adjective

minst

1. Superlative form of weinig

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch minnist, from Proto-Germanic *minnistaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪnst/

Adjective

minst

1. smallest

   Antonym: meest

2. least numerous

   Antonym: meest

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: minst

Further reading

• “minst”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “minder”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page minder

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse minnstr

Adjective

minst

1. indefinite singular superlative degree of liten

Adverb

minst

1. least

   sist, men ikke minst ― last but not least

2. at least (no less than)

References

• “minst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪnst/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

minst

1. indefinite superlative degree of liten

Adverb

minst

1. superlative degree of lite
2. at least

Synonyms

• (at least): i minsto

References

• “minst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Adjective

minst

1. superlative predicative form of liten.

Usage notes

• Can be used with the meaning at least.

  2021 March 1, “Vår i Sverige [Spring in Sweden]”, in 8 Sidor‎^[1]:

  I Tyskland har det varit minst 20 grader varmt sex dygn i rad.

  In Germany it was at least 20C for six days in a row.

See also

• minst antal

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Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse minnstr.

Adjective

minst (definite masculine minstn, feminine minsta, neuter minstä, plural miinst, definite plural minstän)

1. indefinite superlative degree of litn

Etymology 2

From Old Norse missa.

Verb

minst

1. variant of mingst