est

See also -est, ēst, Est, and EST

English

Alternative forms

• este

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.

Noun

est (usually uncountable; plural ests)

1. (obsolete) Grace; favour.

Etymology 2

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

Anagrams

• set

---

Catalan

Noun

est m (uncountable)

1. east

   a l'est del país

   in the east of the country

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

---

French

Etymology 1

Old French, from Old English ēast.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛst/

Adjective

est m (feminine este, masculine plural ests, feminine plural estes)

1. east

Noun

est m (invariable)

1. east

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛ/, /ɛt/

Verb

est

1. Third-person singular present indicative of être

Derived terms

• c'est

Anagrams

• set
• Ste.
• tes

---

Hungarian

Etymology

From the word esik.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛʃt/

Noun

est (plural estek)

1. evening, eve
2. recital, party

Declension

declension of est 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

possessives of est possessor singular possession plural possession 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

Synonyms

• este

Derived terms

• jó estét
• karácsonyest

---

Italian

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

est m (invariable)

1. east

Synonyms

• oriente
• levante

See also

• nord
• ovest
• sud
• punto cardinale

Anagrams

• set

---

Latin

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /est/

Verb

est

1. third-person singular present active indicative of sum
   1. "he (she, it) is"
   2. "he (she, it) exists"

   Marcus est agricola. — "Marcus is a farmer."

   Est senex. — "He is old."

   Est puella in vīllā. — "There is a girl in the villa."

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

Derived terms

• quid est nomen tibi?
• mihi nomen est

Etymology 2

Form of the verb edō (“[I] eat”). Cognate with Russian есть (jestʹ).

Verb

ēst

1. third-person singular present active indicative of edō
   1. "he (she, it) eats"

Synonyms

• edit

---

Middle French

Verb

est

1. third-person singular present indicative of estre

---

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.

Noun

ēst m

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

Declension

Masculine

    Declension of est (strong i-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēst	ēste, ēstas
accusative	ēst	ēste, ēstas
genitive	ēstes	ēsta
dative	ēste	ēstum

Feminine

    Declension of est (strong i-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēst	ēste, ēsta
accusative	ēst, ēste	ēste, ēsta
genitive	ēste	ēsta
dative	ēste	ēstum

Synonyms

• ār, āre

---

Romanian

Etymology

From French est.

Noun

est n (uncountable)

1. east

Declension

    declension of est

gender n	uncountable
Nominative/Accusative (Unarticulated)	est
Nominative/Accusative (Definite articulation)	estul
Genitive/Dative (Definite articulation)	estului

Synonyms

• orient
• răsărit

See also

• nord
• sud
• vest

---

Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

est c

1. Estonian; a person from Estonia

Declension

Declension of est

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	est	esten	ester	esterna
genitive	ests	estens	esters	esternas

See also

• estländsk
• estniska
• estnisk