Superlatives
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positive degree | superlative | English | Dutch |
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GRÁT | GRÁTESTE, GRÁTESTA, ALDERGRÁTESTE | greatest (of all) | grootst |
VR, OVER | VRESTE | supreme, most over | overst |
LÉT | LESTA, LESTEN, LERST(-A/-E) | 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 |
LÍAF | LÍAST | most dear/preferred | liefst |
Superlative of HÁCH (‘high’, Dutch: ‘hoog’) would be HÁCHST or HÁGEST, from which the name/title ‘Augustus’ may have been derived.