meest
Dutch
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /meːst/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: meest
- Rhymes: -eːst
Determiner
meest
Adverb
meest
- (now uncommon) mostly, usually
- Synonym: meestal
- Hij volgde meest een langere route. ― He usually took a longer route.
Derived terms
Descendants
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology 1
Noun
meest
Etymology 2
Noun
meest
- elative singular of mesi
Ingrian
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeːst/, [ˈmeːs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeːst/, [ˈme̝ːʃt]
- Rhymes: -eːst
- Hyphenation: meest
Noun
meest
- alternative form of meestä
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈme.estæ/, [ˈme̞.e̞s̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈme.est/, [ˈme̞.e̞ʃt]
- Rhymes: -e.est
- Hyphenation: me‧est
Noun
meest
- elative singular of mesi
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 308
Middle Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːst/
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *mēsto, from Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz.
Adjective
mêest
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Determiner
mêest
Descendants
- Dutch: meest
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *mēst, from Proto-Germanic *maist.
Adverb
mêest
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “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