meest

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch meest, from Old Dutch *mēsto, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz.

Cognate German meist, West Frisian meast, English most, Danish mest.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eːst
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Determiner

meest

  1. most; superlative degree of veel

Derived terms

Anagrams

Estonian

Noun

meest

  1. partitive singular of mees

Ingrian

Noun

meest

  1. partitive singular of meez

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meːst/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

mêest

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

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Descendants

Determiner

mêest

  1. most
    Antonym: minst
Descendants

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

mêest

  1. most
    Antonym: minst
  2. very, to the highest degree
Alternative forms
Descendants

Further reading
  • “meest (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “meest (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “meest (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “meest”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “meeste”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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