leest

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lêest, from Old Dutch *lēst, from Proto-West Germanic *laist.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /leːst/
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  • Hyphenation: leest
  • Rhymes: -eːst
  • Homophone: Leest

Noun

leest f (plural leesten, diminutive leestje n)

  1. (technical) form on which shoes are made or repaired; last

Derived terms
  • schoenmaker blijf bij uw leest

Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: leis, leist (dated)

Verb

leest

  1. inflection of lezen:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. (archaic) plural imperative

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