læst
See also: last, Last, lȧst, läst, and låst
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse leistr (“sock”), from Proto-Germanic *laistiz, cognate with Swedish läst, German Leisten, English last.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛsd/, [ˈlest]
Noun
læst c (singular definite læsten, plural indefinite læste or læster)
- last (piece of wood used for shaping shoes)
Inflection
Declension of læst
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | læst | læsten | læste læster | læstene læsterne |
| genitive | læsts | læstens | læstes læsters | læstenes læsternes |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈleˀst]
Verb
læst
- past participle of læse
References
- “læst” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- læst
Etymology
Present tense of låst (“to pretend”).
Verb
læst
- present of låst
Noun
læst m (definite singular læsten, indefinite plural læstar, definite plural læstane)
- make-believe
Derived terms
- læstsom
References
- “læst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
Contraction of lǣsest. Cognate with Old Frisian lēst, lērest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /læːst/
Adjective
lǣst
- superlative degree of lȳtel: smallest, least
Declension
Declension of lǣst — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lǣst | lǣst | lǣst |
| Accusative | lǣstne | lǣste | lǣst |
| Genitive | lǣstes | lǣstre | lǣstes |
| Dative | lǣstum | lǣstre | lǣstum |
| Instrumental | lǣste | lǣstre | lǣste |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | lǣste | lǣsta, lǣste | lǣst |
| Accusative | lǣste | lǣsta, lǣste | lǣst |
| Genitive | lǣstra | lǣstra | lǣstra |
| Dative | lǣstum | lǣstum | lǣstum |
| Instrumental | lǣstum | lǣstum | lǣstum |
Declension of lǣst — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lǣsta | lǣste | lǣste |
| Accusative | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣste |
| Genitive | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣstan |
| Dative | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣstan |
| Instrumental | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣstan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣstan |
| Accusative | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣstan |
| Genitive | lǣstra, lǣstena | lǣstra, lǣstena | lǣstra, lǣstena |
| Dative | lǣstum | lǣstum | lǣstum |
| Instrumental | lǣstum | lǣstum | lǣstum |
Adverb
lǣst
- least