Est

See also: est, EST, êst, ēst, -est, est., and Est.

English

Proper noun

Est

1. Esther, the book of Esther

Anagrams

• ETS, ETs, SET, STE, Set, StE, Ste, Ste., TEs, TSE, Tse, set, seṭ, tse

Afrikaans

Noun

Est (plural Este)

1. Estonian (person from Estonia or of Estonian descent)

   Synonym: Estlander

Related terms

• Esties
• Estland
• Ests

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin augustus (compare Breton Eost, Welsh Awst).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛːst]

Proper noun

Est m

1. August

See also

• (month): Previous: Gorefen/Gortheren. Next: Gwynngala/Gwydngala.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛst/

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• Hyphenation: Est
• Rhymes: -ɛst

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

Est m (plural Esten)

1. Estonian person

Derived terms

• Ests

Etymology 2

First attested as est in 1316. Perhaps derived from es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) with collectivising -t- suffix or from Middle Dutch est (“branch, brush, maple, Acer”).

Proper noun

Est n

1. A village in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Estenaar
• Ester
• Est en Opijnen

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Luxembourgish

Noun

Est m (plural Esten, feminine Estin)

1. Estonian

Related terms

• estnesch