English Explanatory Dictionary

-est

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.
suffix
  1. Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)

Pronunciation

ĭst /ɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--est.wav əst /əst/

Word forms

-est -'st -st

Etymology

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.

Related words

-most -eth thou
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