See also: есть and -есть

Old Church Slavonic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *estь.

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

Verb edit

естъ (estŭ)

  1. third-person singular present indicative of бꙑти (byti)