German

Noun

Este m ‎(genitive Esten, plural Esten, feminine Estin)

1. Estonian ((male or female) man from Estonia)

Declension

Related terms

• estnisch
• Estnisch
• Estland

English

Noun

este ‎(usually uncountable, plural estes)

1. Alternative form of est

Anagrams

• tees

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowing from French est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-Germanic *austrą ‎(“east”), from Proto-Indo-European *aus- ‎(“eastern”)

Noun

este m ‎(plural estes)

1. east

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin iste. Cf. Spanish este.

Determiner

este m ‎(feminine esta, masculine plural estos, feminine plural estes)

1. this

Related terms

• aquest

Pronoun

este m ‎(feminine esta, masculine plural estos, feminine plural estes)

1. this (one), (in the plural) these (ones)

See also

Creek

Noun

este

1. person

Finnish

Etymology

From the verb estää.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesteˣ/
• Hyphenation: es‧te

Noun

este

1. An obstacle, barrier, hindrance.
2. (sports) A hurdle.

Declension

Derived terms

• adjectives: esteellinen, esteetön

Related terms

• esto
• estyä
• estää

Compounds

• estejuoksu
• esteratsastus

Anagrams

• Seet

French

Adjective

este

1. feminine singular of est

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese este, from Latin iste.

Determiner

este m ‎(feminine singular esta, masculine plural estes, feminine plural estas)

1. this

Hungarian

Etymology

From esik → esve → estve → este.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛʃtɛ]
• Hyphenation: es‧te

Adverb

este (not comparable)

1. in the evening

Usage notes

• Approx. from 6 p.m. until going to bed. Depends on working hours, daylight length etc.

Noun

este ‎(plural esték)

1. evening

Declension

Synonyms

• est

Derived terms

• esténként

(Compound words):

• karácsonyeste
• szenteste

(Expressions):

• csap egy görbe estét

Karelian

Etymology

Compare Finnish este.

Noun

este ‎(genitive estien, partitive estettu)

1. obstacle

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb edō ‎(“I eat”).

Verb

ēste

1. second-person plural present active imperative of edō

Etymology 2

Form of the verb sum ‎(“am”).

Verb

este

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sum

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowing 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/

Noun

este m (uncountable)

1. east (one of the four principal compass points)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:este.

Synonyms

• leste, nascente, oriente

Coordinate terms

• (Compass points) ponto cardeal; norte, leste/este/nascente/ocidente, sul, oeste/poente/oriente

Adjective

este m, f ‎(plural estes, comparable)

1. eastern (of, situated in, or coming from the east)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:este.

Synonyms

• eoo (archaic), leste, oriental

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)

1. this (indicates something or someone nearby)
2. that (indicates something or someone just mentioned)
3. this (indicates something or someone about to be mentioned)
4. (of a unit of time) this (which is current)
   • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 127:

     A segurança está cem vezes mais rigorosa este verão.

     The security is a hundred times more severe this summer.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:este.

See also

Romanian

Alternative forms

• есте (Post-1930s (Moldavian) Cyrillic spelling)

Etymology

From Latin est, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjeste]
• IPA^(key): [ˈeste] (following el/ea)

Verb

este

1. third-person singular present tense form of fi. he/she is

   Ea este o femeie foarte frumoasă.

   She is a very beautiful woman.

Synonyms

• e

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeste/, [ˈest̪e]

Etymology 1

From Latin iste.

Adjective

este m ‎(feminine singular esta, masculine plural estos, feminine plural estas)

1. this

Pronoun

este m ‎(demonstrative, feminine esta, neuter esto, feminine plural estas, masculine plural estos, neuter plural estos)

1. 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

Interjection

este

1. uh (space filler in a conversation)

Etymology 2

Borrowing 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.

Noun

este m ‎(uncountable)

1. east

Synonyms

• oriente

Antonyms

• oeste
• occidente

Coordinate terms

• norte
• sur

See also

• oriental

Anagrams

• tese