este
English
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-Germanic *austrą (“east”), from Proto-Indo-European *aus- (“eastern”)
Creek
Finnish
Etymology
From the verb estää.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesteˣ/, [ˈe̞s̠t̪e̞(ʔ)]
- Hyphenation: es‧te
Noun
este
- obstacle, barrier, hindrance, obstruction, impediment
- avioliiton este ― impediment to marriage
- excuse
- pätevä este ― valid excuse
- (athletics) hurdle
Declension
Inflection of este (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | este | esteet | |
genitive | esteen | esteiden esteitten | |
partitive | estettä | esteitä | |
illative | esteeseen | esteisiin esteihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | este | esteet | |
accusative | nom. | este | esteet |
gen. | esteen | ||
genitive | esteen | esteiden esteitten | |
partitive | estettä | esteitä | |
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
Compounds
French
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese este, from Latin iste.
Hungarian
Etymology
From esik → esve → estve → este.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛʃtɛ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: es‧te
Usage notes
- From approximately 6 p.m. until going to bed. Depends on working hours, daylight length, etc.
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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 |
Possessive forms of este | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
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
Derived terms
(Compound words):
(Expressions):
Latin
Etymology 1
Form of the verb edō (“I eat”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈeːs.te/, [ˈeːs.tɛ]
Etymology 2
Form of the verb sum (“I am”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈes.te/, [ˈɛs.tɛ]
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English ēst, in turn from Proto-Germanic *anstiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛːst(ə)/
Noun
References
- “ēste (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29-03-2018.
References
- “ēste (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29-03-2018.
Mirandese
Synonyms
See also
Mirandese demonstratives (edit) | |||||||
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Pronouns | Adverbs | ||||||
Singular | Plural | Neuter | |||||
Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
Proximal | X | este, aqueste | esta, aquesta | estes, aquestes | estas, aquestas | isto, aquisto | eiqui, acá |
de + X | deste, daqueste | desta, daquesta | destes, daquestes | destas, daquestas | disto, daquisto | deiqui | |
an + X | neste, naqueste | nesta, naquesta | nestes, naquestes | nestas, naquestas | nisto, naquisto | — | |
Medial | X | esse, aquesse | essa, aquessa | esses, aquesses | essas, aquessas | isso, aquisso | alhi, eilhi |
de + X | desse, daquesse | dessa, daquessa | desses, daquesses | dessas, daquessas | disso, daquisso | dalhi, deilhi | |
an + X | nesse, naquesse | nessa, naquessa | nesses, naquesses | nessas, naquessas | nisso, naquisso | — | |
Distal | X | aquel | aqueilha | aqueilhes | aqueilhas | aqueilho, aquilho | alhi, alhá |
de + X | daquel | daqueilha | daqueilhes | daqueilhas | daqueilho, daquilho | dalhi, dalhá | |
an + X | naquel | naqueilha | naqueilhes | naqueilhas | naqueilho, naquilho | — |
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-Germanic *austrą (“east”), from Proto-Indo-European *aus- (“eastern”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛʃ.tɨ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.t͡ʃi/, /ˈɛʃ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈɛʃ.ʃi/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.te/
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:este.
Coordinate terms
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:este.
Etymology 2
From Old Portuguese este (displacing collateral form aqueste), from Latin iste.
Alternative forms
- êste (superseded)
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈeʃ.tɨ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈes.t͡ʃi/, /ˈeʃ.t͡ʃi/, /ˈeʃ.ʃi/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈes.te/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈeʃ.tɪ/
Pronoun
este m (feminine esta, plural estes, feminine plural estas)
- this (indicates something or someone nearby)
- that (indicates something or someone just mentioned)
- this (indicates something or someone about to be mentioned)
- (of a unit of time) this (which is current)
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 127:
- A segurança está cem vezes mais rigorosa este verão.
- The security is a hundred times more severe this summer.
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Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:este.
See also
Portuguese demonstratives (edit) | |||||||
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Pronouns | Adverbs | ||||||
Singular | Plural | Neuter | |||||
Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
Proximal | X | este | esta | estes | estas | isto | aqui, cá |
de + X | deste | desta | destes | destas | disto | daqui | |
em + X | neste | nesta | nestes | nestas | nisto | — | |
Medial | X | esse | essa | esses | essas | isso | aí |
de + X | desse | dessa | desses | dessas | disso | daí | |
em + X | nesse | nessa | nesses | nessas | nisso | — | |
Distal | X | aquele | aquela | aqueles | aquelas | aquilo | ali, lá |
de + X | daquele | daquela | daqueles | daquelas | daquilo | dali | |
em + X | naquele | naquela | naqueles | naquelas | naquilo | — | |
a + X | àquele | àquela | àqueles | àquelas | àquilo | ||
Anaphoric | X | o | a | os | as | — | — |
de + X | do | da | dos | das | |||
em + X | no | na | nos | nas | |||
a + X | ao | à | aos | às |
Romanian
Alternative forms
- есте (Post-1930s (Moldavian) Cyrillic spelling)
Etymology
From Latin est, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.
Verb
este
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeste/, [ˈest̪e]
Audio (file)
Pronoun
este m (demonstrative, feminine esta, neuter esto, feminine plural estas, masculine plural estos, neuter plural estos)
- Alternative spelling of éste
Usage notes
- The unaccented form can function as a pronoun if it can be unambiguously deduced as such from context.
Coordinate terms
See also
nominative | dative | accusative | disjunctive | ||||
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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 |
- Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
- 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.
- Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
- 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)
- Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
- Used primarily in Spain
- Used only in rare circumstances
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-Germanic *austrą (“east”), from Proto-Indo-European *aus- (“eastern”), therefore related to English east and Spanish Austria.