mest

Meaning

1. (masculine,neuter,uncountable) dung
2. (masculine,neuter,uncountable) fertilizer

Concepts

manure

fertilizer

dung

droppings

muck

fertiliser

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛst/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mest, from Old Dutch *mist, from Proto-West Germanic *mistu, from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz. Probably derived from *mīganą (“to urinate”) + *-þuz.
Cognate with Old Saxon mist, Old High German mist, German Mist, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus). More distantly related to Middle Dutch mes, mis, Old Saxon mehs, West Frisian mjoks, mjuks, Old English meox.