est

See also: Est, EST, êst, èst, ēst, -est, est., and Est.

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛst/
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Etymology 1

From Middle English este, from Old English ēst (will, consent, favour, grace, liberality, munificence, bounty, kindness, love, good pleasure, harmony, liberal gifts, luxuries), from Proto-Germanic *anstiz (favour, affection), from Proto-Indo-European *ān- (to notice; face, mouth). Cognate with Icelandic ást (affection, love), Dutch gunst (favour, grace, courtesy, privilege), German Gunst (favour, goodwill, boon), Danish yndest (favour), Swedish ynnest (favour, indulgence, grace). More at own.

Alternative forms

Noun

est (usually uncountable, plural ests)

  1. (obsolete) Grace; favour.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Adjective

est (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of established.
    • 2010, Julie Turjoman, Brave New Knits (page 49)
      Work sleeve, sl raglan marker, work in ribbing as est to cable marker

Derived terms

  • re-est

Etymology 3

Initialism.

Alternative forms

Noun

est (uncountable)

  1. Erhard Seminars Training, a course intended to promote satisfaction with life in the present moment, as opposed to strivings to attain it.

Anagrams


Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast.

Pronunciation

Noun

est m (uncountable)

  1. east
    a l'est del país
    in the east of the country

Synonyms

See also

Cardinal directions (punt cardinal):

NO N NE
O E
SO S SE
n-occ sept n-or
occ or
s-occ mer s-or

Further reading


Danish

Verb

est

  1. (archaic) present of være, second person singular (art)
    • 1812, Udvalgte danske Viser fra Middelalderen, page 19
      Om jeg end Engene hver Nat / I Sorgen maa betræde, / Din Magt den har mig altid fat, / Dog du est ej tilstede: ...
      Even if I, each night, the meadows / Must walk upon, mourningly, / Thy power always has its grip on me, / Though thou art not present: ...
    • 1863, Ludvig baron Holberg, Frederik Ludvig LIEBENBERG, Vilhelm MARSTRAND, Ludvig Holbergs Peder Paars, udgivet for det Holbergske Samfund af F. L. Liebenberg, page 152
      Jeg nesten gietter hvad til saadant dig har dreven: / Du est vist uden Tvivl for Døden bange bleven. / Rak, giør Dig reede strax, paa Rejsen dig begiv, / Kald Folket sammen; see, du redde kand dit Liv!
      I can sort of guess what has driven thee to such things: / Undoubtedly, thou art become frightened of death. / Rabble, prepare thyself straight away, commence the journey, / Call together the people; see, thou canst save thy life!

French

Etymology 1

From Old French, from Old English ēast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛst/

Adjective

est (invariable)

  1. east

Noun

est m (plural est)

  1. east

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Latin est, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ/, /e/

Verb

est

  1. third-person singular present indicative of être
Derived terms

Anagrams

Further reading


Hungarian

Etymology

From the word esik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛʃt]
  • (file)

Noun

est (plural estek)

  1. (archaic) evening, eve
    Synonym: este
  2. recital, party (in the evening)
    műsoros estan evening with entertainment

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative est estek
accusative estet esteket
dative estnek esteknek
instrumental esttel estekkel
causal-final estért estekért
translative estté estekké
terminative estig estekig
essive-formal estként estekként
essive-modal
inessive estben estekben
superessive esten esteken
adessive estnél esteknél
illative estbe estekbe
sublative estre estekre
allative esthez estekhez
elative estből estekből
delative estről estekről
ablative esttől estektől
Possessive forms of est
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. estem estjeim
2nd person sing. ested estjeid
3rd person sing. estje estjei
1st person plural estünk estjeink
2nd person plural estetek estjeitek
3rd person plural estjük estjeik

Derived terms


Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛst/
  • (file)

Noun

est m (invariable)

  1. east

Synonyms

See also

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti. Cognate with Sanskrit अस्ति (ásti), Ancient Greek ἐστί (estí), Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎡𐎹 (astiy), Hittite 𒂊𒌍𒍣 (ēszi), Old Church Slavonic єстъ (estŭ), Gothic 𐌹𐍃𐍄 (ist).

Pronunciation

Verb

est

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of sum
    Marcus agricola est."Marcus is a farmer."
    Est senex."He is old."
    Est puella in vīllā."There is a girl in the villa."
Quotations
  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:est.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Asturian: ye
  • Catalan: és
  • French: est
  • Galician: é
  • Italian: è
  • Mozarabic: يَادْ, יֵ׳ד
  • Portuguese: é
  • Romanian: este, e
  • Sardinian: est
  • Spanish: es

Etymology 2

Form of the verb edō (I eat). Cognate with Russian есть (jestʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

ēst

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of edō
Synonyms

References

  • est in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English ēast, in turn from Proto-Germanic *austrą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛːst/

Noun

est

  1. east, easternness
  2. A location to the south; the south
  3. The Orient

Coordinate terms

Descendants

References

Adverb

est

  1. To the east, eastwards, eastbound
  2. From the east, eastern
  3. In the east

Descendants


Middle French

Verb

est

  1. third-person singular present indicative of estre

Norman

Alternative forms

  • êt (continental Normandy)
  • êst (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French, from Old English ēast.

Noun

est m (uncountable)

  1. (Guernsey, Sark) east

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anstiz (grace, thanks), derivative of Proto-Germanic *unnaną (to grant, thank), from Proto-Indo-European *ān- (to notice; face, mouth). Cognate with Old Saxon anst (grace, favour), Old High German anst (goodwill, benevolence, thanks, grace), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃 (ansts, joy, grace, thankfulness). Related to Old English unnan (to grant, allow). More at own.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːst/

Noun

ēst m or f (nominative plural ēste)

  1. consent, grace, favor; kindness
  2. pleasure

Declension

  • Masculine
  • Feminine

Synonyms

Descendants


Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

est

  1. third-person singular present indicative of estre

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast.

Noun

est n (uncountable)

  1. east

Declension

Synonyms

See also

Further reading


Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin est, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

Verb

est

  1. third-person singular present indicative of èssere

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

est c

  1. Estonian; a person from Estonia

Declension

Declension of est 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative est esten ester esterna
Genitive ests estens esters esternas

See also


Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛsd/, [ɛst]

Verb

est

  1. (colloquial) second-person singular preterite of mynd

Synonyms

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