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English

-st

suffix

Meaning

  1. Verb suffix for the second-person singular; Alternative form of -est.
  2. Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is "first"
  3. Excrescent suffix (adding sound but largely not changing the meaning).

Etymology / origin

From Middle English -st; see -est.

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