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Webster 1913 Edition

Ester

Es′ter

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Noun.
[A word invented by L. Gmelin, a German chemist.]
(Chem.)
An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin and the fatty acids, oleic, etc.

Definition 2024

Ester

Ester

See also: ester, éster, and Estèr

English

Proper noun

Ester

  1. A female given name

Asturian

Proper noun

Ester f

  1. Esther (biblical character).
  2. A female given name.

Czech

Proper noun

Ester f

  1. Esther (biblical character)
  2. the book of Esther
  3. A female given name, cognate to Esther.

Danish

Proper noun

Ester

  1. Esther (biblical character)
  2. the book of Esther
  3. A female given name, usually spelled Esther.

Estonian

Proper noun

Ester

  1. Esther (biblical character)
  2. the book of Esther
  3. A female given name of biblical origin.

Related terms

Faroese

Proper noun

Ester f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Ester: Esterarson
  • daughter of Ester: Esterardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Ester
Accusative Ester
Dative Ester
Genitive Esterar

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈester]
  • Hyphenation: Es‧ter

Proper noun

Ester

  1. Esther (biblical character)
  2. the book of Esther
  3. A female given name.

Declension

Inflection of Ester (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative Ester Esterit
genitive Esterin Esterien
Estereiden
Estereitten
partitive Esteriä Estereitä
Esterejä
illative Esteriin Estereihin
singular plural
nominative Ester Esterit
accusative nom. Ester Esterit
gen. Esterin
genitive Esterin Esterien
Estereiden
Estereitten
partitive Esteriä Estereitä
Esterejä
inessive Esterissä Estereissä
elative Esteristä Estereistä
illative Esteriin Estereihin
adessive Esterillä Estereillä
ablative Esteriltä Estereiltä
allative Esterille Estereille
essive Esterinä Estereinä
translative Esteriksi Estereiksi
instructive — Esterein
abessive Esterittä Estereittä
comitative — Estereineen

Related terms

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Ester n ‎(genitive Esters, plural Estere)

  1. (organic chemistry) ester

Declension

Proper noun

Ester

  1. Esther (biblical character)
  2. the book of Esther
  3. A female given name, often spelled Esther.

Italian

Proper noun

Ester f

  1. A female given name; equivalent to the English-language Esther
  2. Esther (biblical character)
  3. the book of Esther

Anagrams

Norwegian

Proper noun

Ester

  1. Esther (biblical character)
  2. the book of Esther
  3. A female given name, also spelled Esther.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ ‎(Esthḗr), from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ˈtɛʁ/

Proper noun

Ester f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Esther
  2. (biblical) Esther (Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus)

Spanish

Proper noun

Ester f

  1. Esther (biblical character)
  2. the book of Esther
  3. A female given name.

Synonyms

Swedish

Proper noun

Ester

  1. Esther (biblical character)
  2. the book of Esther
  3. A female given name.

ester

ester

See also: Ester, éster, and Estèr

English

Noun

ester ‎(plural esters)

  1. (organic chemistry) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Cornish

Noun

ester f ‎(singulative estren)

  1. oysters

Danish

Etymology 1

Noun

ester c (singular definite esteren, plural indefinite estere)

  1. Estonian
Declension
Synonyms
  • estlænder

Etymology 2

From German Ester

Noun

ester c (singular definite esteren, plural indefinite estere)

  1. ester
Declension
Derived terms

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛs.tər/

Etymology

Borrowing from German Ester.

Noun

ester m ‎(plural esters, diminutive estertje n)

  1. (organic chemistry) ester

Estonian

Noun

ester ‎(genitive estri, partitive estrit)

  1. (organic chemistry) ester

Declension

French

Etymology 1

From Old French ester, from Vulgar Latin *estō, from Classical Latin stō (cf. also the juridical Medieval Latin senses), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.te/

Verb

ester

  1. (law, rare) to appear
  2. (archaic) to be
Conjugation

This verb does not conjugate. It appears only in the infinitive.

Related terms

Etymology 2

From German Essig-Äther ‎(“acetic acid ethyl ester”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.tɛʁ/

Noun

ester m ‎(plural esters)

  1. (organic chemistry) ester

Anagrams

Ladin

Etymology 1

From Latin exterus, from exter.

Adjective

ester m (feminine singular estera, masculine plural esters, feminine plural esteres)

  1. foreign, overseas

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin esse, present active infinitive of sum.

Alternative forms

Verb

ester

  1. to be
Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ester m ‎(definite singular esteren, indefinite plural estere, definite plural esterne)

  1. Estonian

Synonyms

Related terms

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin estō, from Latin stō. Compare with estre.

Verb

ester

  1. to be
  2. to stay; to remain

Usage notes

According to the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub, "[i]t is not always possible to make a valid distinction between and ester and estre"[1].

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb is highly irregular. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of ester (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive ester avoir esté, esteü
gerund en estant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle estant
past participle esté, esteü
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present estois estas, estais esta, estait estons estez estont
imperfect estoie, esteie, estoe, esteve estoies, esteies, estoes, esteves estoit, esteit, estot, esteve estiiens, estiens estiiez, estiez estoient, esteient, estoent, estevent
preterite estui, estai esteüs, estas estut, esta esteümes, estames esteüstes, estastes esturent, esterent
future esterai esteras estera esterons esteroiz, estereiz, esterez esteront
conditional esteroie, estereie esteroies, estereies esteroit, estereit esteriiens, esteriens esteriiez, esteriez esteroient, estereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present estoise, estace estoises, estaces estoise, estoist, estace estons estez estoisent, estacent
imperfect esteüsse, estasse esteüsses, estasses esteüst, estast esteüssons, esteüssiens, estissons, estissiens esteüssoiz, esteüssez, esteüssiez, estissoiz, estissez, estissiez esteüssent, estassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— esta — estons estez —

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ ester on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub. Retrieved August 29 2016

Polish

Noun

ester m inan

  1. ester (organic compound)

Declension

Swedish

Noun

ester c

  1. an ester
  2. indefinite plural of est

Declension

Etymology

Contraction or abstraction of German Essigäther ‎(“ethyl acetate”), from Essig ‎(“vinegar”) (from Latin acetum) and Äther ‎(“ether”). See ether for more.

Pronunciation

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