overste

See also: øverste and överste

Dutch

Etymology

From over +‎ -st +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

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Noun

overste m (plural oversten)

1. senior (boss)
2. (religion) abbot, prior
3. (military) lieutenant colonel

Synonyms

• (sense 2) abt, prior

Descendants

• Negerhollands: overst, overste, oversten
• → Indonesian: overste

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch overste (“senior; abbot, prior; lieutenant colonel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈvərs.tə/, [oˈfərs.t̪ə]
• Rhymes: -stə, -tə
• Hyphenation: o‧vêr‧stê

Noun

ovêrstê (plural overste-overste, first-person possessive oversteku, second-person possessive overstemu, third-person possessive overstenya)

1. (archaic, historical) abbot, prior
2. (archaic, historical) lieutenant colonel

   Synonyms: letnan kolonel, obrus

Further reading

• “overste” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.