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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɝst/ [General-American], /ɜːst/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-erst.wav
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)st Etymology: From Middle English erste, from Old English ǣresta (“first”), from Proto-West Germanic *airist (“earliest, first”), equivalent to ere + -est. Cognate with North Frisian eerst, ærst (“first”), West Frisian earst (“first”), Dutch eerste (“first”), German erste (“first”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|erste}} Middle English erste, {{inh|en|ang|ǣresta||first}} Old English ǣresta (“first”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*airist||earliest, first}} Proto-West Germanic *airist (“earliest, first”), {{suffix|en|ere|est|nocat=1}} ere + -est, {{cog|frr|eerst}} North Frisian eerst, {{cog|fy|earst||first}} West Frisian earst (“first”), {{cog|nl|eerste||first}} Dutch eerste (“first”), {{cog|de|erste||first}} German erste (“first”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} erst (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) First. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-erst-en-adj-bMuuPFSU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 31 3 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arste, yerst [dialectal]

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ɝst/ [General-American], /ɜːst/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-erst.wav
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)st Etymology: From Middle English erste, from Old English ǣresta (“first”), from Proto-West Germanic *airist (“earliest, first”), equivalent to ere + -est. Cognate with North Frisian eerst, ærst (“first”), West Frisian earst (“first”), Dutch eerste (“first”), German erste (“first”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|erste}} Middle English erste, {{inh|en|ang|ǣresta||first}} Old English ǣresta (“first”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*airist||earliest, first}} Proto-West Germanic *airist (“earliest, first”), {{suffix|en|ere|est|nocat=1}} ere + -est, {{cog|frr|eerst}} North Frisian eerst, {{cog|fy|earst||first}} West Frisian earst (“first”), {{cog|nl|eerste||first}} Dutch eerste (“first”), {{cog|de|erste||first}} German erste (“first”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} erst (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) First of all, before (some other specified thing). Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-erst-en-adv-HR4BTf46
  2. (obsolete) Sooner (than); before. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-erst-en-adv-RCI8-Qrb
  3. (archaic, poetic) Formerly, once, erstwhile. Tags: archaic, not-comparable, poetic
    Sense id: en-erst-en-adv-dsWHyUUS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arste, yerst [dialectal] Derived forms: erstwhile

Adverb [German]

IPA: /eːrst/, [ʔeːɐ̯st], [ʔɛɐ̯st] Audio: De-at-erst.ogg , De-erst.ogg
Etymology: See the numeral erster. Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} erst, {{de-adv}} erst
  1. first, at first Synonyms: zuerst
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-KNeBh3Rc
  2. only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-zoM3bmRG
  3. not until, not for, not before (with reference to a point or period of time in the future)
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-nnobuPfV Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 8 1 1 0 7 34 2 24 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 8 1 0 0 7 36 1 26 1 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 50 1 33 5
  4. only, as recently as (with reference to the past)
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-eWx58S7E
  5. Short for erstmal. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: erstmal
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-M-wagPoN
  6. (Switzerland) Synonym of zumal Tags: Switzerland Synonyms: zumal [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-sFT6XZkY Categories (other): Switzerland German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: erst recht Related terms: erster

Adjective [Old Frisian]

IPA: /ˈɛːrst/ Forms: ērst [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ofs|adjective|head=ērst}} ērst
  1. Alternative form of ērest Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ērest
    Sense id: en-erst-ofs-adj-uKmxlAKC Categories (other): Old Frisian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "english": "He left only yesterday.",
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          "english": "He has only been here for two days.",
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          "text": "Wer lieber Arthousefilme streamt, findet bei Filmingo, Myfilm und Cinefile lokale Alternativen, die erst noch regelmässig ihre Steuern zahlen.",
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        "(obsolete) Sooner (than); before."
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          "text": "When lofty trees I see barren of leaves\nWhich erst from heat did canopy the herd",
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          "text": "Ich bin erst nächsten Monat in Urlaub.",
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          "english": "My brother's not arriving for three weeks.",
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        {
          "english": "He left only yesterday.",
          "text": "Er ist erst gestern gegangen.",
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          "english": "He has only been here for two days.",
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          "ref": "2021 January 21, Timo Posselt, “Bis der Server zusammenbricht”, in wobei (Die Beilage der WOZ), page 17:",
          "text": "Wer lieber Arthousefilme streamt, findet bei Filmingo, Myfilm und Cinefile lokale Alternativen, die erst noch regelmässig ihre Steuern zahlen.",
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      "ipa": "[ʔeːɐ̯st]"
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      "ipa": "[ʔɛɐ̯st]"
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}

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