meist

See also: meist-

German

Etymology

From Old High German meist, from Proto-Germanic *maist, *maistaz. Compare Dutch meest, English most, Danish mest.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maɪ̯st/
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Adverb

meist

  1. (formal) mostly, most often, usually

Usage notes
  • Declined forms of this root express the superlative of viel (“much”). See there for more.

Synonyms
  • meistens (more common, at least in speech)

Derived terms

Further reading

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maist, *maistaz, whence also Old Saxon mēst, Old English māst, mǣst, Dutch meest, Old Norse mestr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 (maist), 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (maists).

Adverb

meist

  1. most

Descendants
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