mesten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mesten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛs.tə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mes‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɛstən
Verb
mesten
- (transitive, chiefly of livestock) to fatten
- Synonym: vetmesten
Inflection
| Inflection of mesten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | mesten | |||
| past singular | mestte | |||
| past participle | gemest | |||
| infinitive | mesten | |||
| gerund | mesten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | mest | mestte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | mest | mestte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | mest | mestte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | mest | mestte | ||
| 3rd person singular | mest | mestte | ||
| plural | mesten | mestten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | meste | mestte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | mesten | mestten | ||
| imperative sing. | mest | |||
| imperative plur.1 | mest | |||
| participles | mestend | gemest | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- mestkalf
- mestvee
- vetmesten