mest

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish mæst, from Old Norse mestr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mest/ === Adjective === mest most; to the highest degree most; in the largest quantity === Adverb === mest mostly; for the most part most of the time === References === “mest” in Den Danske Ordbog “mest” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Alternative forms === mist (dialectal) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch mest, from Old Dutch *mist, from Proto-West Germanic *mistu, from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz. Probably derived from *mīganą (“to urinate”) + *-þuz. Cognate with Old Saxon mist, Old High German mist, German Mist, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus). More distantly related to Middle Dutch mes, mis, Old Saxon mehs, West Frisian mjoks, mjuks, Old English meox. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɛst/ Hyphenation: mest Rhymes: -ɛst === Noun === mest m or n (uncountable, no diminutive) dung fertilizer ==== Usage notes ==== Mest is in modern usage masculine in the Netherlands, but may also be neuter in Belgium. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Caribbean Hindustani: mes → Caribbean Javanese: mès → Papiamentu: mèst, mest === Anagrams === stem == Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist. === Adverb === mest (superlative of nógv, comparative meira) most ==== Related terms ==== mestur == Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *met-; according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Lithuanian mèsti, also Proto-Slavic *mesti (“to throw; to sweep”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmɛst] === Verb === mest (transitive, 1st conjugation, present metu, met, met, past metu) to throw ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== mētāt svaidīt sviest === References === == Middle English == === Noun === mest alternative form of myst (“mist”) == Northern Kurdish == === Adjective === mest drunk == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist. === Adjective === mest indefinite singular superlative degree of mye === Adverb === mest most; used in construction of superlative of long/foreign adjectives ==== Derived terms ==== aller mest === References === “mest” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɛst/ === Adverb === mest most; used in construction of superlative of long/foreign adjectives almost ==== Synonyms ==== (almost): nesten ==== Derived terms ==== aller mest === References === “mest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъstъ, from Latin mustum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈmɛst/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈmɛst/ === Noun === mest m inan juice ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “mest”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění == Old English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /meːst/ Rhymes: -eːst ==== Adjective ==== mēst (late Kentish) alternative form of mǣst ==== Adverb ==== mēst (late Kentish) alternative form of mǣst === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /mest/ Rhymes: -est ==== Noun ==== mest m (late Kentish) alternative form of mæst ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /mest/ Rhymes: -est ==== Noun ==== mest m (late Kentish) alternative form of mæst ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maist, *maistaz (“most”). Compare Old English mǣst, Old Frisian māst, Old High German meist, Old Norse mestur, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (maists), 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 (maist). === Adverb === mēst most == Slovene == === Noun === mest genitive dual/plural of mesto == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist. === Pronunciation === === Adverb === mest mostly, most of the time mostly, mainly; to the larger part superlative degree of mycket: most superlative degree of många: most Used in construction of the superlative of certain adjectives: most ==== Synonyms ==== (mostly): mestadels === Further reading === “mest”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === smet == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish مست (mest), from Classical Persian مَسْت (mast), Middle Persian 𐭬𐭮𐭲 (mst, “drunk, bemused”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *matˢtás (“drunk, intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“wet”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmest/ === Adjective === mest intoxicated Synonym: sarhoş ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Zazaki == === Noun === mest (m) tomorrow