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== Dutch == === Alternative forms === ast (Belgium) est === 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/ Hyphenation: eest Rhymes: -eːst === Noun === eest m (plural eesten, diminutive eestje n) a drying oven, a drying kiln ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: es == Estonian == === Etymology === Elative of ees. === Adverb === eest (not comparable) from the front from, away, off === Postposition === eest from the front of from, away from for ago ==== Usage notes ==== As a postposition, governs the genitive. ==== Synonyms ==== (ago): tagasi == Ingrian == === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈe.estæ/, [ˈe̞.e̞ˑs̠t] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈe.est/, [ˈe̞.e̞ˑʃt] Rhymes: -e.est Hyphenation: eest === Adverb === eest (of motion) from the front === Postposition === eest (+ genitive or inessive) on behalf of, instead of (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