estai

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See also: ēstai

Catalan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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estai m (plural estais)

  1. (nautical) stay

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Galician

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Verb

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estai

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

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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

  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: es‧tai

Etymology 1

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From Old French estai (Modern French étai),[1] from Old English stæġ (rope, stay), from Proto-Germanic *stagą.

Noun

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estai m (plural estais)

  1. (nautical) stay (a strong rope or wire supporting a mast)
  2. stay (a rope or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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estai

  1. second-person plural imperative of estar

References

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  1. ^ estai”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024