komst

Meaning

arrival

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔmst/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch comst, from Old Dutch cumst, from Proto-Germanic *kumþiz. Equivalent to komen (“to come”) + -st (“verbal noun”). Distant doublet of base and basis, via Proto-Indo-European *gʷḿ̥tis.

Sentences

Wij moeten de conclusies trekken uit de komst van de euro .

We must take advantage of the consequences of the euro's arrival.