meist

See also: meist-

German

Etymology

From Old High German meist, from Proto-Germanic *maist, *maistaz. Compare Dutch meest, English most, Danish mest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɪ̯st/
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Adjective

meist

  1. superlative degree of viel (much; many); most

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

meist

  1. (formal) mostly, most often, usually
    Synonym: (more common, at least in speech) meistens

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kashubian: mést

Further reading

  • meist” in Duden online
  • meist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Ingrian

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmei̯stæ/, [ˈme̞i̯s̠t]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmei̯st/, [ˈme̞i̯ʃt]
  • Rhymes: -ei̯st
  • Hyphenation: meist

Pronoun

meist

  1. elative of möö

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 98

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maist, *maistaz, whence also Old Saxon mēst, Old English māst, mǣst, Dutch meest, Old Norse mestr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 (maist), 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (maists).

Adverb

meist

  1. most

Descendants

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