Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ne + *este, second-person plural present tense form of *byti. This formation later created *ne jesmъ in the South Slavic vernaculars, which merged to become něste (attested in the 14th century). Because of the yat reflex, něste became rendered as нисте in Ikavian speeches.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǐ:ste/
• Hyphenation: ни‧сте