roest

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) rust (result of oxidation)
2. (masculine, neuter, no-diminutive, 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:

roesten

to rust (to oxidise)

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Concepts

rust

roost

canker

corrosion

perch

Synonyms

oxydatie

afval

elasticiteit

elastiek

legplank

poep

rek

rekstok

ruk

aantasting

kippenrek

Translations

rouille

ferrugem

Rost

orín

herrumbre

moho

rovell

ruggine

ferrugo

pas

صَدٰأ

robigo

σκουριά

rovilh

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rust/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: roest

Inherited from Old Dutch: *rōst

Cognate with English: roost

In summary

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.