leest

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lêest, from Old Dutch *lēst, from Proto-West Germanic *laist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːst/

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• Hyphenation: leest
• Rhymes: -eːst
• Homophone: Leest

Noun

leest f (plural leesten, diminutive leestje n)

1. (technical) form on which shoes are made or repaired; last

Derived terms

• schoenmaker blijf bij uw leest

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: leis, leist (dated)

Verb

leest

1. inflection of lezen:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative

Anagrams

• sleet, slete, steel, stele