eest
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch eeste, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aistaz. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːst/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: eest
- Rhymes: -eːst
Noun
eest m (plural eesten, diminutive eestje n)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: es
Estonian
Etymology
Elative of ees.
Adverb
eest (not comparable)
- from the front
- Su pluus on eest märg.
- Your shirt is wet at the front.
- from, away, off
- Võta prillid eest ära!
- Take your glasses off!
Postposition
eest
- from the front of
- Poiss jooksis maja eest mööda.
- The boy ran by the front of the house.
- from, away from
- Tõmba kardinad akna eest ära.
- Pull the curtains away from the window.
- for
- Me võitleme vabaduse eest.
- We are fighting for freedom.
- ago
- Viie aasta eest seda maja polnud.
- This house wasn't here five years ago
Usage notes
As a postposition, governs the genitive.
Synonyms
- (ago): tagasi
Ingrian
| →○ | illative | ettee |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | inessive | ees |
| ○→ | elative | eest |
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈe.estæ/, [ˈe̞.e̞s̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈe.est/, [ˈe̞.e̞ʃt]
- Rhymes: -e.est
- Hyphenation: eest
Adverb
eest
Postposition
eest (+ genitive or inessive)
- on behalf of, instead of
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- Mama miun saattoi itsen eest lehmiä lypsemää.
- Mummy sent me on behalf of herself to milk the cows.
- (of motion) from in front of
Preposition
eest (+ partitive)
- (of motion) from in front of
Synonyms
- (from in front of): eitse
Noun
eest
- elative singular of esi (“front”)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 38