-st
suff.（后缀）
suff.（后缀）
- Variant of -est 2
-est的变体2
-st
suffix
a variant of -est2
-est2 or -st
suffix
forming the archaic second person singular present and past indicative tense of verbs
⇒
thou goest
⇒
thou hadst
Origin
Old English -est, -ast-st1
1
variant of -est1 :
first; least.
-st2
1
variant of -est2 :
hadst; wouldst; dost.
-st
⇨ see -est
symbol
— used after the figure 1 to indicate the ordinal number first
1st
91st
| I |
⇨ see -est
| II |
— used after the figure 1 to indicate the ordinal number first
1st
91st
-st
suffix
- variant spelling of
-EST 2.同-EST 2.
-st
a suffix added to the numeral 1 or any numeral ending with 1 (except 11) to indicate the ordinal number:
1st Avenue the 31st of May.
st.
an abbreviation for the following:
stanza.
statute or statutes.
stere.
stet.
stitch or stitches.
stone (weight).
street.
strophe.
s.t.
short ton.
St (no period)
stratus.
St.
Saint.
statute.
strait.
Street.
-st
I.
— see -est
II.symbol
Etymology: from -st (superlative suffix)
— used after the figure 1 to indicate the ordinal number first
< May 1st >
< 31st St. >
I.
— see -est
II.
— used after the figure 1 to indicate the ordinal number first
< May 1st >
< 31st St. >
-st 1
Suffix
- archaic Verb suffix for the second-person singular Macbeth
- Thou com'st to use thy tongue.
-st 2
Suffix
- Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is "first"
- the 21st century
Coordinate terms
-st 3
Suffix
- Excrescent suffix (adding sound but largely not changing the meaning).
Etymology
-s + -t of excrescent suffixes, with -s sometimes genitive.
Usage notes
When there is a shorter synonymous word (as in amongst/among), the form with -st is generally considered more formal, old-fashioned, affected, or British. However, against is distinct from again, and midst is used in some context distinctly from mid.