estai

See also: ēstai

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French estay, from Proto-Germanic *stagą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈtaj]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈtaj]

Noun

estai m (plural estais)

1. (nautical) stay

Derived terms

• estaiar
• vela d'estai

Further reading

• “estai” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Verb

estai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of estar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtaj/ [isˈtaɪ̯], /esˈtaj/ [esˈtaɪ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtaj/ [isˈtaɪ̯], /esˈtaj/ [esˈtaɪ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtaj/ [iʃˈtaɪ̯], /eʃˈtaj/ [eʃˈtaɪ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtaj/ [esˈtaɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtaj/

• Rhymes: -aj

Verb

estai

1. second-person plural imperative of estar