roest

See also: röst

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rust/

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• Hyphenation: roest
• Rhymes: -ust

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch roest (“rust”), from Old Dutch *rōst, from Proto-West Germanic *rust, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz.

The vowel oe is due to an irregular sound development. See English rust.

Noun

roest m or n (uncountable)

1. rust (result of oxidation)
2. rust (disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus)

Derived terms

• ijzerroest
• ontroesten
• roestbak
• roestbruin
• roesten
• roestgans
• roestig
• roestkleur
• roestlaag
• roestplek
• roestvlek
• roestvrij
• verroesten

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: rust
• → Papiamentu: rustu

Verb

roest

1. inflection of roesten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch roest. Cognate to English roost.

Noun

roest m (plural roesten)

1. roost (resting place of birds)

Synonyms

• roestplaats

Derived terms

• roesten

Verb

roest

1. inflection of roesten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• roste, stoer, store