-most

See also: most, Most, móst, mōst, and mošt

English

Etymology

From Middle English -most, -moste, -mest, from Old English -mest, conflated with most; from Proto-Germanic *-umistaz, from the comparative suffix *-umô + the regular superlative suffix *-istaz (English -est); *-umô in turn is from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-. See foremost for more.

Suffix

-most

Furthest; -est; used to form superlatives of certain adjectives, especially directional and inherently-comparative ones.

Usage notes

Productivity of the suffix is limited in contemporary English.

Coordinate terms

-more

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -most

eldermost
nearmost
secondmost (variant of second most)

Anagrams

MOTs, MTSO, TMOs, Toms, mots, smot, toms

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