est

est

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English Online Dictionary. What means est‎? What does est mean?

Translingual

Symbol

est

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Estonian.

See also

  • Wiktionary's coverage of Estonian terms

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛst/
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Etymology 1

From Middle English este, from Old English ēst (will, consent, favour), from Proto-West Germanic *ansti, from Proto-Germanic *anstiz (favour, affection), from Proto-Indo-European *ān- (to notice; face, mouth) or from *h₃neh₂- (to bestow, offer, help; to enjoy).

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).

Alternative forms

  • este

Noun

est (usually uncountable, plural ests)

  1. (obsolete) Grace; favour.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • est.

Adjective

est (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of established.
Derived terms
  • re-est

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

  • EST, Est

Proper noun

est

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

Anagrams

  • tes, Tse, StE, set, TSE, Set, seṭ, ETS, STE, tse, ETs, TEs, Ste, Ste., SET

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • hiu, escu

Verb

est first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative esti, past participle fute)

  1. to be

Conjugation

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈest]

Noun

est m (uncountable)

  1. east
    Synonyms: orient, llevant

See also

(compass points) punt cardinal;

Further reading

  • “est” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “est”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “est” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “est” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cornish

Etymology

From English east.

Noun

est m

  1. east

Synonyms

  • howldrehevel
  • howldrevel

Antonyms

  • gorlewin
  • howlsedhes
  • west

Derived terms

  • north-est (north-east)
  • soth-est (south-east)

Corsican

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛst/
  • Hyphenation: est

Noun

est m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of este

References

  • “este, est” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse est, from Proto-Germanic *izi, with addition of -t from the preterite-present verbs. The Germanic form goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ési, cognate with Latin es, Ancient Greek εἶ (), Sanskrit असि (ási).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛsd̥]

Verb

est

  1. (archaic) present tense second-person singular of være ((thou) art)

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hanhistaz, an alternative form of *hangistaz. Compare Danish hest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esːt/

Noun

est m

  1. horse

Declension

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French, from Old English ēast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛst/
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Adjective

est (invariable)

  1. east

Noun

est m (uncountable)

  1. east

Derived terms

  • Grand Est
  • heure normale de l’est

Descendants

  • Asturian: este
  • Catalan: est
  • Corsican: este, est
  • Galician: leste
  • Italian: est
  • Occitan: èst
  • Portuguese: este, leste
  • Romanian: est
  • Spanish: este

Synonyms

  • orient, levant

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French est, from Old French est, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti. Next to Jésus-Christ, it is the only word in which silent internal s remains in modern French spelling. The expected form êt existed, but did not establish itself, in contrast to être and êtes. Possible reasons are the sheer frequency of est, its exact agreement with the Latin form, and the fact that it was usually unstressed and thus shortened.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ/, (in liaison) /ɛ.t‿/ ~ /e.t‿/
  • Homophones: aie, aies, aient, ais, ait, es (general), haie, haies, hais, hait (aspirated)

Verb

est

  1. third-person singular present indicative of être
Alternative forms
  • êt (obsolete)
Derived terms
  • c’est

Further reading

  • “est”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • set, Ste., tes

Hungarian

Etymology

From the es- stem of the verb esik (to fall) +‎ -t (noun-forming suffix). See more at este.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛʃt]
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃt

Noun

est (plural estek)

  1. (archaic) evening, eve
    Synonym: este
  2. (literary, by extension) recital, show in the evening (compare French soirée (evening activity, party, literally evening))
    műsoros estan evening with entertainment

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • est in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • est in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛst/
  • Rhymes: -ɛst
  • Hyphenation: èst

Noun

est m (invariable)

  1. east
    Synonyms: oriente, levante

See also

  • (compass points) punto cardinale;

Anagrams

  • 'ste, set

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

Cognate with Sanskrit अस्ति (ásti), Ancient Greek ἐστί (estí), Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎡𐎹 (a-s-t-i-y /⁠astiy⁠/), Hittite 𒂊𒌍𒍣 (ēszi), Old Church Slavonic ѥстъ (jestŭ), Gothic 𐌹𐍃𐍄 (ist).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /est/, [ɛs̠t̪]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /est/, [ɛst̪]

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 using this term, see Citations:est.
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti; form of the verb edō (I eat). Cognate with Russian есть (jestʹ), Latvian ēst, Old Church Slavonic ꙗсти (jasti).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eːst/, [eːs̠t̪]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /est/, [ɛst̪]

Verb

ēst

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

References

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

Ligurian

Noun

est m (please provide plural)

  1. east (cardinal point)

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • æst, este, eest, east, easte

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛːst/

Noun

est

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

Coordinate terms

  • (compass point): north, south, west

Related terms

  • esturne
  • estward

Descendants

  • English: east
    • Cornish: est
  • Scots: aist, eist

References

  • “ēst, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29-03-2018.

Adverb

est

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

Descendants

  • English: east
  • Scots: aist, eist

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

Alternative forms

  • ǣst

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ansti, 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

Strong i-stem:

  • Feminine

Strong i-stem:

Synonyms

  • ār, āre

Descendants

  • Middle English: este
    • English: est, este (obsolete)

Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

est

  1. third-person singular present indicative of estre

Old Norse

Verb

est

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of vera

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast.

Noun

est n (uncountable)

  1. east
    Synonyms: orient, răsărit

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • (compass points) punct cardinal;

Further reading

  • est in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Sardinian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈest/

Verb

est

  1. third-person singular present indicative of èssere

Scots

Alternative forms

  • aest

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːst/, /øst/

Noun

est (uncountable)

  1. (Orkney) envy

Verb

est (third-person singular simple present ests, present participle estan, simple past ested, past participle ested)

  1. (Orkney) To envy.

References

  • “est, n. and v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

est c

  1. Estonian; a person from Estonia

Declension

See also

  • estländsk
  • estniska
  • estnisk

Anagrams

  • Set, set, tes

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɛsd/, [ɛst]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /eːsd/, [eːst], /ɛsd/, [ɛst]
  • Rhymes: -ɛsd

Verb

est

  1. second-person singular preterite colloquial of mynd

Synonyms

  • aethost (literary)

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