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meist

meist

See also: meist-

German

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


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