-est

Betekenis (Engels)

Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

Sinonieme

hugely

immensely

most

the most

vastly

galactically

Vertalings

mais

-st

-ste

ungeheuer

immensément

-ster

am -sten

am … -sten

beaucoup

énormément

unermesslich

infiniment

le plus

plus

gewaltig

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪst/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: -est

Geërf van Old English: -st

Verwante met Afrikaans: -ste

Verwante met Nederlands: -st

Verwante met Duits: -st

Verwante met Deens: -est

Verwante met Sweeds: -ast

Geërf van Middle English: -est, -st

Geërf van Old English: -est, -ast, -st

In summary

From Middle English -est, from Old English -est, -ost, from Proto-West Germanic *-ist, *-ōst, from Proto-Germanic *-istaz, *-ōstaz, related to comparative -er. Cognate of Afrikaans -ste, Dutch -st, German -(e)st, Danish -(e)st, Swedish -(a)st.
Via PIE cognate with Ancient Greek -ιστος (-istos), see Pleistocene, protist.