esto

See also: Esto, ésto, and ēsto

Esperanto

Etymology

From esti +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesto/
• Rhymes: -esto

Noun

esto (uncountable, accusative eston)

1. being

Derived terms

• ĉeesto (“presence”)
• estulo

 

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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

• sote, 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈes.to/, [ˈes̪t̪o]
• Stress: ésto
• Hyphenation: e‧sto

Pronoun

esto m (feminine singular esta, masculine plural esti, feminine plural este)

1. (demonstrative, archaic) this

   Synonym: questo

   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell] (paperback), 12th edition, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto I, lines 4–6, page 6:

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

     Ah me! how hard a thing it is to say what was this forest savage, rough, and stern, which in the very thought renews the fear

Related terms

• 'sto

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈesto/, [ˈest̪o]
• 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	masculine2		nosotros	nos		nosotros
		feminine		nosotras			nosotras
second person	singular	tuteo		tú	te		ti1
		voseo		vos			vos
		formal3		usted	le, se4	lo/la5	usted
	plural	familiar6	masculine2	vosotros	os		vosotros
			feminine	vosotras			vosotras
		formal/general3		ustedes	les, se4	los/las5	ustedes
third person	singular	masculine2		él	le, se4	lo	él
		feminine		ella		la	ella
		neuter		ello7		lo/la5	ello
	plural	masculine2		ellos	les, se4	los	ellos
		feminine		ellas		las	ellas
	reflexive			—	se		sí1

1. Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
2. 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.
3. Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
4. 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)
5. Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
6. Used primarily in Spain
7. Used only in rare circumstances