-ast

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Suffix 1.2 Derived terms 2 Swedish 2.1 Suffix 2.1.1 Usage note

English

Suffix

-ast

1. someone associated with something

Derived terms

• cineast

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Swedish

Suffix

-ast

1. Creates superlative of an adjective, if the noun comes before the adjective, and the noun is in indefinite singular form.

Usage note

• In other cases, the adjective ends in -asta or (more commonly) -aste .
• For long adjectives (more than 2-3syllables) superlative is constructed by the word mest (Similar to the English use of most).