roest

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine,neuter,uncountable) rust (result of oxidation)
2. (masculine,neuter,uncountable) rust (disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus)

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular,third-person) inflection of roesten:
2. (form-of,imperative) inflection of roesten:

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular,third-person) inflection of roesten:
2. (form-of,imperative) inflection of roesten:

Concepts

rust

roost

perch

corrosion

canker

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rust/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch roest (“rust”), from Old Dutch *rōst, from Proto-West Germanic *rust, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz.
The vowel oe is due to an irregular sound development.
See English rust.