есть

See also: ѥстъ and -есть

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jesʲtʲ]
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *(j)ěsti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (to eat).

Verb

есть (jestʹ) impf (perfective съесть or пое́сть)

  1. to eat
    есть поедо́мjestʹ pojedómto make somebody's life a misery by nagging
Conjugation
Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *(j)estъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ést.

Verb

есть (jestʹ)

  1. (archaic) third-person singular present indicative imperfective of быть (bytʹ)
  2. am, is, are (modern usage)
  3. there is, there are (modern usage)
    то́ естьtó jestʹthat is, in other words, i.e.
  4. have, has

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English yes.

Interjection

есть (jestʹ)

  1. all right
  2. okay, right, roger
  3. (military) yessir!
  4. (nautical) aye-aye!

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), есть”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
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