este

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

English

Noun

este (usually uncountable; plural estes)

1. Alternative form of est.

Anagrams

• tees

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Finnish

Etymology

From the verb estää.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧te
• IPA: /ˈesteʔ/

Noun

este

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

Declension

Declension of este (type hame) singular plural nominative este esteet genitive esteen esteiden esteitten partitive estettä esteitä accusative este esteen esteet 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

• adjectives: esteellinen, esteetön

Related terms

• esto
• estyä
• estää

Compounds

• estejuoksu
• esteratsastus

Anagrams

• Seet

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French

Adjective

este f.

1. feminine form of est

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Galician

Determiner

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

1. this

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Hungarian

Etymology

From esik → esve → estve → este.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛʃtɛ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: es‧te

Adverb

este (not comparable)

1. in the evening

Usage notes

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

Noun

este (plural esték)

1. evening

Declension

declension of este 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

possessives of este possessor singular possession plural possession 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

• est

Derived terms

• karácsonyeste
• szenteste

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Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb edō (“[I] eat”).

Verb

ēste

1. second-person plural present active imperative of edō  "eat ye"

Etymology 2

Form of the verb sum (“[I] am; [I] exist”).

Verb

este

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sum
   1. "be ye"
   2. "exist ye"

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From French est, from Old English ēast.

Noun

este m. (plural estes)

1. east

Etymology 2

From Latin iste.

Pronoun

este

1. this
   • 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.

See also

Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
	Pronouns					Adverbs
	Singular		Plural		Neuter
	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
First-person	este	esta	estes	estas	isto	aqui, cá
Second-person	esse	essa	esses	essas	isso	aí
Third-person	aquele	aquela	aquelas	aquelas	aquilo	ali, lá

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• есте (Moldavian cyrillic spelling)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

este

1. third-person singular present tense form of fi. he/she is

   Ea este o femeie foarte frumoasă.

   She is a very beautiful woman.

Synonyms

• e

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin iste.

Adjective

este m. (feminine esta, masculine plural estos, feminine plural estas)

1. this

Pronoun

este m. (demonstrative) (f. esta, n. esto, m. pl./n. pl. estos, f. pl. estas)

1. Alternative spelling of éste.

Usage notes

• The unaccented form can function as a pronoun if there is no ambiguity as to it being a pronoun in its context.

See also

    Spanish pronouns

First person: singular: yo, mí, me plural: nosotros, nosotras, nos Second person: tuteo: tú, ti, te voseo: vos, te formal: usted, ustedes, le, les familiar plural: vosotros, vosotras, ustedes, os, les

Third person: masculine: él, ellos, lo, le, los, les feminine: ella, ellas, la, le, las, les neuter: ello, lo, le Demonstrative: este, esta, esto, estos, estas ese, esa, eso, esos, esas aquel, aquella, aquello, aquellos, aquellas

Interjection

este

1. uh (space filler in a conversation)

Etymology 2

From French est, from Old English ēast.

Noun

este m. (usually uncountable)

1. east

Antonyms

• oeste

Related terms

• occidental
• norte
• oeste
• sur