-ste
Afrikaans
Etymology 1
Suffix
-ste
- -st; Appended to an adjective to form the superlative.
Etymology 2
Suffix
-ste
- -st, -th, -nd; Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers.
- agt + -ste → agtste
- twintig + -ste → twintigste
Usage notes
The ordinal numbers eerste (“first”) and agtste (“eighth”) are formed with this suffix, as well as ordinals of numbers 20 and above. The ordinals of numbers 2-19 are formed with -de.
The suffix can also be written after a number written in digits (8ste, 20ste).
Coordinate terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ste
- Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers.
Usage notes
The ordinal number achtste (“eighth”) is formed with this suffix, as well as ordinals of numbers 20 and above. (The ordinal number eerste (“first”) is better explained as an inflected form of the superlative eerst.) The ordinals of the other numbers in the range 1 to 19 are formed with -de. The adjectives hoeveelste and zoveelste also employ the suffix -ste.
The suffix can also be written after a number written in digits (8ste, 20ste). The e is sometimes written in superscript, like in French (8ste, 20ste), but this is discouraged by the Dutch Language Union.[1]
References
Estonian
Suffix
-ste
German
Suffix
-ste
Derived terms
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans suffixes
- Afrikaans inflectional suffixes
- Afrikaans adjective-forming suffixes
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch suffixes
- Estonian non-lemma forms
- Estonian suffix forms
- German lemmas
- German suffixes