-ste

Appendix:Variations of "ste" Afrikaans Etymology 1 af nl -st. Suffix af suffix inflectional suffixes en -st; Appended to an adjective to form the superlative. af vreemd vreemdste strange strangest Etymology 2 af nl -ste. Suffix af suffix adjective-forming suffixes en -st, en -th, en -nd; Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers. af agt agtste af twintig twintigste Usage notes The ordinal numbers af eerste first and af 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 af -de. The suffix can also be written after a number written in digits (af 8ste, af 20ste). Coordinate terms af -de Dutch Pronunciation nl /stə/ Suffix nl suffix Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers. nl -e -de nl acht achtste nl twintig twintigste Usage notes The ordinal number nl achtste eighth is formed with this suffix, as well as ordinals of numbers 20 and above. (The ordinal number nl eerste first is better explained as an inflected form of the superlative nl eerst.) The ordinals of the other cardinal numbers in the range 0 to 19 are formed with nl -de. The adjectives nl hoeveelste and nl zoveelste also employ the suffix -ste. The suffix can also be written after a number written in digits (nl 8ste, nl 20ste). The e is sometimes written in superscript, like in French (nl 8ste, nl 20ste), but this is discouraged by the Dutch Language Union.https://web.archive.org/web/20180531050044/http://taaladvies.net/taal/advies/vraag/2 References Estonian Suffix et suffix form et -ne gen p German Suffix de suffix -th, -nd etc; Used to form the ordinal form of a cardinal number Derived terms de