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Superlative of HÁCH (‘high’, Dutch: ‘hoog’) would be HÁCHST or HÁGEST, from which the [[wikipedia:Augustus_(title)|name/title ‘Augustus’]] may have been derived. | Superlative of [[HÁCH|'''HÁCH''']] (‘high’, Dutch: ‘hoog’) would be '''HÁCHST''' or '''HÁGEST''', from which the [[wikipedia:Augustus_(title)|name/title ‘Augustus’]] may have been derived. | ||
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| positive degree | superlative | English | Dutch |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRÁT | GRÁTESTE, GRÁTESTA, ALDERGRÁTESTE | greatest (of all) | grootst |
| VR, OVER | VRESTE | supreme, most over | overst |
| LÉT | LESTA, LESTEN | last | laatste |
| SKÉN | SKÉNESTA, SKÉNNESTE | prettiest, most shining | schoonst |
| GOD / BÁT(-E/-A)? | BESTA, ALDERBESTE, ALDERBESTA | best (of all) | best |
| ALD | ÔLDESTA, ALDESTA, ALDESTE, ALDER.ALDESTA | oldest (of all) | oudst |
| JONG | JONGESTE, JONGGOSTE | youngest | jongst |
| LESTIG | LESTIGOSTE | most cunning | listigst |
| FIN | FINNESTE | finest | fijnst |
| KLOK | KLOKESTE | cleverest | kloekst |
| FROM | FROMESTA | most pious | vroomst |
| BLÍD | BLÍDESTE | most joyous | blijst |
| FOR | FORESTA | foremost | voorst |
| ÉR | ÉROST, ÉRIST, ÉROSTA, ÉROSTE | first | eerst |
| STOR | STORESTE, STOROSTE, STOROSTA | largest, sturdiest, strongest | stoerst |
| MIN | MINNISTE, ALDERMINESTA | least (of all) | minst |
| NÉI | NÉISTA | nearest | naast |
| WIS | WISTA, WISESTA | wisest | wijst |
| LUKICH | LUKIGOSTE | most lucky/happy/fortunate | gelukkigst |
| DJAR | DJAROSTA | dearest | dierbaarst |
| MID(-DEL/-DEN) | MIDLOSTA, MIDLOSTE | most in the middle | middelst |
| EN’G | EN’GOSTA | only | enig (informal, slang: enigst) |
| UT | ÛTROSTE, UTROSTE | utter | uiterst |
| SÛDLIK | SÛDLIKOSTE | southernmost | zuidelijkst |
Superlative of HÁCH (‘high’, Dutch: ‘hoog’) would be HÁCHST or HÁGEST, from which the name/title ‘Augustus’ may have been derived.