iam estis

Esperanto

Etymology

From iam (“sometime; once”) +‎ estis (“was, there was”), literally “once there was”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiam ˈestis]
• Rhymes: -estis
• Hyphenation: i‧am es‧tis

Adverb

iam estis

1. (figurative) once upon a time (stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events)

   Iam estis bela princino… ― Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess…