Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch mesten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛs.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: mes‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɛstən

Verb

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mesten

  1. (transitive, chiefly of livestock) to fatten
    Synonym: vetmesten

Conjugation

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Conjugation 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

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Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: mèst