esto

See also: Esto, ésto, and ēsto

Esperanto

Noun

esto (uncountable, accusative eston)

1. being

Derived terms

• ĉeesto (“presence”)

Derived terms

• estulo

Related terms

• esti

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Finnish

Etymology

Action noun from the verb estää: estää (“to inhibit, block, prevent”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧to

Noun

esto

1. block, blocking, blockage

   lapsipornon ~ : child porn block

2. (psychology) An inhibition.
3. (sports) An interference.

Declension

Inflection of esto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		esto	estot
genitive		eston	estojen
partitive		estoa	estoja
illative		estoon	estoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		esto	estot
accusative	nom.	esto	estot
	gen.	eston
genitive		eston	estojen
partitive		estoa	estoja
inessive		estossa	estoissa
elative		estosta	estoista
illative		estoon	estoihin
adessive		estolla	estoilla
ablative		estolta	estoilta
allative		estolle	estoille
essive		estona	estoina
translative		estoksi	estoiksi
instructive		—	estoin
abessive		estotta	estoitta
comitative		—	estoineen

Anagrams

• teos

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English east, French est, German Osten, Italian est, Spanish este, all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *austrą.

Noun

esto (uncountable)

1. (geography) east

Abbreviations

• E

Synonyms

• oriento

Antonyms

• westo

See also

nord-westo	nordo	nord-esto
westo		esto
sud-westo	sudo	sud-esto

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin istum, from iste.

Pronoun

esto m (feminine esta)

1. (demonstrative, archaic) this
   • Dante Alighieri, Inferno, Canto I:

     Ahi quanto a dir qual era è cosa dura
     esta selva selvaggia e aspra e forte
     che nel pensier rinova la paura!

     Ah, how rueful to say what sort it was
     this wilderness wild and harsh and daunting
     that in my thoughts makes my fright alive again

Related terms

• questo

Anagrams

• oste, teso, tesò

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Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb edō (“I eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeːs.toː/

Verb

ēstō

1. second-person singular future active imperative of edō
2. third-person singular future active imperative of edō

Etymology 2

Form of the verb sum (“am”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈes.toː/, [ˈɛs.toː]

Verb

estō

1. second-person singular future active imperative of sum
2. third-person singular future active imperative of sum

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin istud, from iste.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -esto

Pronoun

esto

1. neuter singular of éste (“this”)

   ¿Qué es esto? ― What is this?

See also

Spanish personal pronouns

				nominative	dative	accusative	disjunctive
first person	singular			yo	me		mí1
	plural	masc.		nosotros	nos		nosotros
		fem.		nosotras			nosotras
second person	singular	tuteo		tú	te		ti1
		voseo		vos			vos
		formal2		usted	le	lo/la3	usted
	plural	familiar4	masc.	vosotros	os		vosotros
			fem.	vosotras			vosotras
		formal/general2		ustedes	les	los/las3	ustedes
third person	singular	masc.		él	le	lo	él
		fem.		ella		la	ella
		neut.		ello5		lo/la3	ello
	plural	masc.		ellos	les	los	ellos
		fem.		ellas		las	ellas
	sing. & pl.	reflexive		—	se		sí1

• Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
  
• If le or les precedes lo, la, los, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., "Se lo dije" instead of "Le lo dije")

¹ Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively

² Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity

³ Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to

⁴ Used only in Spain

⁵ Used only in rare circumstances