enigst

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) eenigst === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From enig +‎ -st. ==== Adjective ==== enigst (not comparable) (colloquial, now often proscribed) only, single Synonym: enig Dat was zijn enigste kans. ― That was his only chance. Zij is een enigst kind. ― She is an only child. ===== Declension ===== ==== Pronoun ==== enigst (plural enigsten, inflected enigste) (colloquial, now often proscribed) only one/thing Jij bent de enigste die er bezwaar tegen heeft. ― You are the only one who objects to it. Het enigst/enigste dat ik zie is bomen. ― The only thing I see is trees. ===== Usage notes ===== The inflected form enigste is nowadays almost always used when this word is used as a pronoun (as opposed to uninflected enigst), but this has not historically always been the case. Historically this word was not proscribed (it is used in classics such as the eighteenth-century Nederlandsche Vogelen). === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== enigst superlative degree of enig === Anagrams === gisten