jestem

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish jest jeśm, the second word being inherited from Proto-Slavic *esmь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi, from *h₁es-. By surface analysis, jest +‎ -m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛs.tɛm/

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• Rhymes: -ɛstɛm
• Syllabification: jes‧tem

Verb

jestem

1. first-person singular present of być

   Jestem głodny. ― I'm hungry.