este

See also: -este, Este, éste, ėste, ešte, esté, and -ește

English

Noun

este (usually uncountable, plural estes)

  1. Alternative form of est

Anagrams

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-Germanic *austrą (“east”), from Proto-Indo-European *aus- (“eastern”)

Noun

este m (plural estes)

  1. east

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin iste. Cf. Spanish este.

Determiner

este (feminine esta, masculine plural estos, feminine plural estes)

  1. this

Pronoun

este (feminine esta, masculine plural estos, feminine plural estes)

  1. this (one), (in the plural) these (ones)

See also

Creek

Noun

este

  1. person

Finnish

Etymology

From the verb estää.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈesteˣ/
  • Hyphenation: es‧te

Noun

este

  1. An obstacle, barrier, hindrance.
  2. (sports) A hurdle.

Declension

Inflection of este (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative este esteet
genitive esteen esteiden
esteitten
partitive estettä esteitä
illative esteeseen esteisiin
esteihin
singular plural
nominative este esteet
accusative nom. este esteet
gen. esteen
genitive esteen esteiden
esteitten
partitive estettä esteitä
inessive esteessä esteissä
elative esteestä esteistä
illative esteeseen esteisiin
esteihin
adessive esteellä esteillä
ablative esteeltä esteiltä
allative esteelle esteille
essive esteenä esteinä
translative esteeksi esteiksi
instructive — estein
abessive esteettä esteittä
comitative — esteineen

Derived terms

Compounds

Anagrams

French

Adjective

este

  1. feminine singular of est

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese este, from Latin iste.

Determiner

este m (feminine singular esta, masculine plural estes, feminine plural estas)

  1. this

Hungarian

Etymology

From esik → esve → estve → este.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛʃtɛ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: es‧te

Adverb

este (not comparable)

  1. in the evening

Usage notes

  • From approximately 6 p.m. until going to bed. Depends on working hours, daylight length, etc.

Noun

este (plural esték)

  1. evening

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative este esték
accusative estét estéket
dative estének estéknek
instrumental estével estékkel
causal-final estéért estékért
translative estévé estékké
terminative estéig estékig
essive-formal esteként estékként
essive-modal — —
inessive estében estékben
superessive estén estéken
adessive esténél estéknél
illative estébe estékbe
sublative estére estékre
allative estéhez estékhez
elative estéből estékből
delative estéről estékről
ablative estétől estéktől
Possessive forms of este
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. estém estéim
2nd person sing. estéd estéid
3rd person sing. estéje estéi
1st person plural esténk estéink
2nd person plural estétek estéitek
3rd person plural estéjük estéik

Synonyms

Derived terms

(Compound words):

(Expressions):

Karelian

Etymology

Compare Finnish este.

Noun

este (genitive estien, partitive estettu)

  1. obstacle

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb edō (“I eat”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈeːs.te/, [ˈeːs.tɛ]

Verb

ēste

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of edō

Etymology 2

Form of the verb sum (“am”).

Pronunciation

Verb

este

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of sum

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English ēst, in turn from Proto-Germanic *anstiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːst(ə)/

Noun

este (plural estes or esten)

  1. grace, est, favour
  2. pleasure, enjoyment, fun
  3. delicacy, delicious food

Descendants

References

Adjective

este

  1. good, pleasant

References

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin iste.

Pronoun

este m (feminine esta, masculine plural estes, feminine plural estas)

  1. this

Synonyms

See also

Mirandese demonstratives (edit)
Pronouns Adverbs
Singular Plural Neuter
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Proximal X este, aqueste esta, aquesta estes, aquestes estas, aquestas isto, aquisto eiqui, acá
de + X deste, daqueste desta, daquesta destes, daquestes destas, daquestas disto, daquisto deiqui
an + X neste, naqueste nesta, naquesta nestes, naquestes nestas, naquestas nisto, naquisto —
Medial X esse, aquesse essa, aquessa esses, aquesses essas, aquessas isso, aquisso alhi, eilhi
de + X desse, daquesse dessa, daquessa desses, daquesses dessas, daquessas disso, daquisso dalhi, deilhi
an + X nesse, naquesse nessa, naquessa nesses, naquesses nessas, naquessas nisso, naquisso —
Distal X aquel aqueilha aqueilhes aqueilhas aqueilho, aquilho alhi, alhá
de + X daquel daqueilha daqueilhes daqueilhas daqueilho, daquilho dalhi, dalhá
an + X naquel naqueilha naqueilhes naqueilhas naqueilho, naquilho —

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-Germanic *austrą (“east”), from Proto-Indo-European *aus- (“eastern”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛʃ.tɨ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.t͡ʃi/, /ˈɛʃ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈɛʃ.ʃi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.te/

Noun

este m (uncountable)

  1. east (one of the four principal compass points)
Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:este.

Synonyms
Coordinate terms

Adjective

este m, f (plural estes, comparable)

  1. eastern (of, situated in, or coming from the east)
Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:este.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese este (displacing collateral form aqueste), from Latin iste.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈeʃ.tɨ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈes.t͡ʃi/, /ˈeʃ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈeʃ.ʃi/
    • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈes.te/
    • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈeʃ.tɪ/

Pronoun

este m (feminine esta, plural estes, feminine plural estas)

  1. this (indicates something or someone nearby)
  2. that (indicates something or someone just mentioned)
  3. this (indicates something or someone about to be mentioned)
  4. (of a unit of time) this (which is current)
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 127:
      A segurança está cem vezes mais rigorosa este verão.
      The security is a hundred times more severe this summer.
Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:este.

See also
Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
Pronouns Adverbs
Singular Plural Neuter
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Proximal X este esta estes estas isto aqui, cá
de + X deste desta destes destas disto daqui
em + X neste nesta nestes nestas nisto —
Medial X esse essa esses essas isso aí
de + X desse dessa desses dessas disso daí
em + X nesse nessa nesses nessas nisso —
Distal X aquele aquela aqueles aquelas aquilo ali, lá
de + X daquele daquela daqueles daquelas daquilo dali
em + X naquele naquela naqueles naquelas naquilo —
a + X àquele àquela àqueles àquelas àquilo
Anaphoric X o a os as — —
de + X do da dos das
em + X no na nos nas
a + X ao à aos às

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • есте (Post-1930s (Moldavian) Cyrillic spelling)

Etymology

From Latin est, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjeste]
  • IPA(key): [ˈeste] (following el/ea)

Verb

este

  1. third-person singular present indicative of fi. he/she is
    Ea este o femeie foarte frumoasă.
    She is a very beautiful woman.

Synonyms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeste/, [ˈest̪e]
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

From Latin iste.

Adjective

este (feminine singular esta, masculine plural estos, feminine plural estas)

  1. this

Pronoun

este m (demonstrative, feminine esta, neuter esto, feminine plural estas, masculine plural estos, neuter plural estos)

  1. Alternative spelling of éste
Usage notes
  • The unaccented form can function as a pronoun if it can be unambiguously deduced as such from context.
Coordinate terms
See also

Interjection

este

  1. uh (space filler in a conversation)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-Germanic *austrą (“east”), from Proto-Indo-European *aus- (“eastern”), therefore related to English east and Spanish Austria.

Noun

este m (uncountable)

  1. east
    Synonym: oriente
    Antonyms: oeste, occidente
Coordinate terms

See also

Anagrams

Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Kurdish hestî.

Noun

este ?

  1. bone
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