Definition
Foremost or most prominent in position; highest or most advanced; nautical term for being at the front or head of something.
Etymology
From 'head' (meaning foremost or forward position) plus the superlative suffix '-most' (Old English, from 'mast', meaning greatest). Similar to 'topmost' and 'foremost'.
Kelly Says
This word uses the superlative '-most' suffix which we see in 'foremost,' 'topmost,' and 'utmost'—it's an archaic way of saying 'most at the head' or 'most advanced in position'.
Translations
DEDeutsch
vorderstes
for-der-stes
ELΕλληνικά
πρώτος
proh-tos
ESEspañol
más adelante
mas ah-len-deh
FISuomi
ensimmäinen
en-sim-mae-inen
FRFrançais
le plus avant
luh pluh ah-vahn
HAHA
na farko
nah fark-oh
HIहिन्दी
सबसे आगे
sab-se aage
IDBahasa Indonesia
paling depan
pa-ling de-pan
ITItaliano
il primo
il proh-moh
MSBahasa Melayu
pertama
per-ta-ma
NLNederlands
vooraanst
voh-rah-anst
PLPolski
najszerszy
na-y-sh-ers-zee
PTPortuguês
o mais à frente
oh mah-eeth ah fren-teh
SWKiswahili
mbele
m-be-leh
TRTürkçe
en baştaki
en bahs-tah-kee
UKУкраїнська
перший
per-shey
VITiếng Việt
đầu tiên
dow tee-en
ZUZU
mpiliso
m-pee-lee-so