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eest

Alternative forms

ast (Belgium)
est

Etymology

From Middle Dutch eeste, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aistaz. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːst/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: eest
Rhymes: -eːst

Noun

eest m (plural eesten, diminutive eestje n)

a drying oven, a drying kiln

Descendants

Afrikaans: es

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Estonian

Etymology

Elative of ees.

Adverb

eest (not comparable)

from the front
Su pluus on eest märg.
Your shirt is wet at the front.
from, away, off
Võta prillid eest ära!
Take your glasses off!

Postposition

eest

from the front of
Poiss jooksis maja eest mööda.
The boy ran by the front of the house.
from, away from
Tõmba kardinad akna eest ära.
Pull the curtains away from the window.
for
Me võitleme vabaduse eest.
We are fighting for freedom.
ago
Viie aasta eest seda maja polnud.
This house wasn't here five years ago

Usage notes

As a postposition, governs the genitive.

Synonyms

(ago): tagasi

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Ingrian

More information →○, illative ...

Spatial inflection of *eest*
→○	illative	ettee
○	inessive	ees
○→	elative	eest

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈe.estæ/, [ˈe̞.e̞ˑs̠t]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈe.est/, [ˈe̞.e̞ˑʃt]

Rhymes: -e.est

Hyphenation: eest

Adverb

eest

(of motion) from the front

Postposition

eest (+ genitive or inessive)

on behalf of, instead of
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
  Mama miun saattoi itsen eest lehmiä lypsemää.
  Mummy sent me on behalf of herself to milk the cows.
(of motion) from in front of

Preposition

eest (+ partitive)

(of motion) from in front of

Synonyms

(from in front of): eitse

Noun

eest

elative singular of esi (“front”)

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 38

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