"eerst" meaning in Dutch

See eerst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /eːrst/, [ɪːrst] Audio: Nl-eerst.ogg
Rhymes: -eːrst Etymology: From Middle Dutch êerst, from Old Dutch *ērist, from Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|êerst}} Middle Dutch êerst, {{inh|nl|odt|*ērist}} Old Dutch *ērist, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*airist(ō)}} Proto-West Germanic *airist(ō) Head templates: {{nl-adv}} eerst
  1. first, at first, before something else
    Sense id: en-eerst-nl-adv-baBbHr~3
  2. at first, before, earlier
    Sense id: en-eerst-nl-adv-8zVcDayk
  3. only, not until
    Sense id: en-eerst-nl-adv-H8JVJ27q Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch ordinal numbers, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, One Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 4 11 85 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 71 3 4 0 0 7 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch ordinal numbers: 6 13 56 3 13 0 0 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 12 74 0 0 0 0 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 87 0 0 0 0 4 Disambiguation of One: 3 5 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eer, eerder, eerste, eerstens, pas, laatst
Derived forms: allereerst, eerstaangewezen, eerstaanwezend, eerstbedoeld, eerstdaags, eerstgeboorterecht, eerstgeboren, eerstgemeld, eerstgenoemd, eerstkomend, eerstverantwoordelijk, eerstvermeld, eerstvolgend, vooreerst
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}

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