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Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Estonian or abbreviation of Estonian eesti.
Symbol
est
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Estonian.
See also
English
Pronunciation
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
Noun
est (usually uncountable, plural ests)
- (obsolete) Grace; favour.
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Adjective
est (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of established.
Acme Manufacturing Inc., est 1952
2010, Julie Turjoman, Brave New Knits, page 49:Work sleeve, sl raglan marker, work in ribbing as est to cable marker
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
Proper noun
est
- 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
Etymology
Inherited from Latin esse. Forms beginning with h- are derived from corresponding forms of Latin fierī.
Verb
est (third-person singular esti, participle fute)
- to be
Conjugation
Conjugation of est (irregular, suppletive)
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fute
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plural
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mini
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tini
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nes, nese, el
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noi
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voi
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nesh, nesi, ei / eyi, eli
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est
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esht
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esti
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him
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hits
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sent
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Some forms are shared with hiu/escu.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast.
Pronunciation
Noun
est m (uncountable)
- east
- Synonyms: orient, llevant
a l'est del país- in the east of the country
See also
compass points: punts cardinals: [edit]
Further reading
- “est”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “est”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “est” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “est”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
Cornish
Etymology
From English east.
Noun
est m
- east
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Corsican
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛst/
- Hyphenation: est
Noun
est m (uncountable)
- alternative form of este
References
- “este”, in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa [Database of the Corsican language], 1999-
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 (eî), Sanskrit असि (ási).
Pronunciation
Verb
est
- (archaic) present tense second-person singular of være (“(thou) 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!
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hanhistaz, an alternative form of *hangistaz. Compare Danish hest.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Declension
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French
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old French, from Old English ēast.
Pronunciation
Adjective
est (invariable)
- east
Noun
est m (uncountable)
- east
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
compass points: points cardinaux: [edit]
Derived terms
Descendants
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/, /e/, (in liaison) /ɛ.t‿/ ~ /e.t‿/
- Homophones: aie, aies, aient, ais, ait, es (general), haie, haies, hais, hait (aspirated)
Verb
est
- third-person singular present indicative of être
C'est une belle journée aujourd’hui qui fait un bien fou !- It is a beautiful day today, which does a world of good!
Il me semble bien que je n'ai aucune obligation à les accompagner, n'est-ce pas?- It seems to me that I have no obligation to accompany them, no?
Elle est allée me voir quotidiennement à l'hôpital.- She went to see me daily at the hospital.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
From the es- stem of the verb esik (“to fall”) + -t (noun-forming suffix).[1][2][3] See more at este.
Pronunciation
Noun
est (plural estek)
- (archaic) evening, eve
- Synonym: este
- (literary, by extension) recital, show in the evening (compare French soirée (“evening activity, party”, literally “evening”))
- műsoros est ― an evening with entertainment
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- est in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (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 2026).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast.
Pronunciation
Noun
est m (invariable)
- east
- Synonyms: oriente, levante
Coordinate terms
compass points (Germanic-origin): punti cardinali: [edit]
Anagrams
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
Verb
est
- third-person singular present active indicative of sum
- Marcus agricola est. ― "Marcus is a farmer."
- Senex est. ― "He is old."
- Est puella in vīllā. ― "There is a girl in the villa."
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Catalan: és
- French: est
- Galician: é
- Old Leonese: ye, hye, hie, ie
- Asturian: ye, (Southwest) yía, (Eastern) é, (obsolete) ie
- Mirandese: ye, (superseded) yê
- Italian: è, este
- Portuguese: é
- Romanian: este, e
- Sardinian: est
- Spanish: es, és, este
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti; form of the verb edō (“to eat”). Cognate with Russian есть (jestʹ), Latvian ēst, Old Church Slavonic ꙗсти (jasti).
Pronunciation
Verb
ēst
- third-person singular present active indicative of edō
29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.66–67: - Ēst mollis flamma medullās
intereā, et tacitum vīvit sub pectore vulnus.- A soft flame consumes her [Dido's] bonemarrow
meanwhile, as a quiet wound lives in her chest.
Synonyms
References
- “est”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Ligurian
Noun
est m (please provide plural)
- east (cardinal point)
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English ēast, in turn from Proto-West Germanic *austr.
Pronunciation
Noun
est
- east, easternness
- A location to the south; the south
- The Orient
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Descendants
References
Adverb
est
- To the east, eastwards, eastbound
- From the east, eastern
- In the east
Descendants
Middle French
Verb
est
- 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)
- (Guernsey, Sark) east
Old English
Alternative forms
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, favor”), 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
Noun
ēst m or f (nominative plural ēste)
- consent, grace, favor; kindness
- pleasure
Declension
Strong i-stem:
Strong i-stem:
Synonyms
Descendants
Old French
Alternative forms
Verb
est
- third-person singular present indicative of estre
Old Norse
Verb
est
- second-person singular present active indicative of vera
Romanian
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwss? Old French Romanian est Borrowed from French est.
Noun
est n (uncountable)
- east
- Synonyms: orient, răsărit
Declension
Coordinate terms
compass points (French/Germanic origin): puncte cardinale: [edit]
Further reading
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin est, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.
Pronunciation
Verb
est
- third-person singular present indicative of èssere
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
est (uncountable)
- (Orkney) envy
Verb
est (third-person singular simple present ests, present participle estan, simple past and past participle ested)
- (Orkney) To envy.
References
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
est c
- Estonian; a person from Estonia
Declension
See also
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
est
- second-person singular preterite colloquial of mynd
Synonyms
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