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-est

  1. used to form the superlative degree of adjectives of one syllable, of some adjectives of two syllables, and less often of longer ones
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Pronunciation: /ɪst/ / /əst/

suffix

Etymology: From Middle English -est, -st, from Old English -est, -ast, -st, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-zi, from Proto-Indo-European *-si. The -t was by transfer from inverted order where thou followed the verb, which also occurred in most dialects of Middle Dutch and Middle High German (compare modern German -st).

  1. Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)

    “goest, makest, wentest, madest”