enigst

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From enig +‎ -st.

enigst (not comparable)

1. only, single

   Synonym: enig

   Dat was zijn enigste kans.

   That was his only chance.

   Zij is een enigst kind.

   She is an only child.

enigst (plural enigsten, inflected enigste)

1. (colloquial, often proscribed) only one/thing

   Jij bent de enigste die er bezwaar tegen heeft. ― You are the only one who objects to it.

   Het enigst/enigste dat ik zie is bomen. ― The only thing I see is trees.

• The inflected form enigste is nowadays almost always used when this word is used as a pronoun, but this has not historically always been the case.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

enigst

1. superlative degree of enig

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