eerst

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch êerst, from Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eːrst/, [ɪːrst]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: eerst
  • Rhymes: -eːrst

Adverb

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eerst

  1. first, at first, before something else
  2. at first, before, earlier
    Het doet nu minder pijn dan eerst.
    It hurts less now than earlier.
    (literally, “It hurts less now than at first.”)
  3. only, not until
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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: eers
  • Javindo: eerst
  • Jersey Dutch: êrst, ast
  • Negerhollands: eerste, eerst

See also

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Anagrams

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Middle Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-West Germanic *airist.

Adjective

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êerst

  1. first
  2. foremost
Inflection
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō).

Adverb

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êerst

  1. first, firstly
  2. formerly, previously
  3. at first, before all else
Descendants
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Further reading

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