Estera

See also: estera and Esterą

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈtɛra/

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• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Syllabification: Es‧te‧ra

Proper noun

Estera f

1. (biblical) Esther
2. (rare) a female given name, equivalent to English Esther

Declension

Declension of Estera

	singular	plural
nominative	Estera	Estery
genitive	Estery	Ester
dative	Esterze	Esterom
accusative	Esterę	Estery
instrumental	Esterą	Esterami
locative	Esterze	Esterach
vocative	Estero	Estery

Further reading

• Estera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛstɛra/

Proper noun

Estera f (genitive singular Estery, nominative plural Estery, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Estera

	singular	plural
nominative	Estera	Estery
genitive	Estery	Ester
dative	Estere	Esterám
accusative	Esteru	Estery
locative	Estere	Esterách
instrumental	Esterou	Esterami

Derived terms

• Esta
• Esterka
• Estika

Further reading

• “Estera”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024