viischt

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Probably a new formation from vir (before, in front of) + -st (superlative suffix). Alternatively it could continue the older equivalent Old High German furisto (first, front, leading), which had become rare in Middle High German, however. The development -irst-, -ürst--iischt- is phonetically regular. Compare German vorderster and Fürst, Dutch voorste and vorst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiːʃt/
  • Rhymes: -iːʃt
  • Homophone: Fiischt

Adjective

viischt (masculine viischten, neuter viischt, not comparable)

  1. anterior; forward; front

Declension

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