то єст

See also: то ест

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Literally, “that is”. Cognates include Macedonian то ест (to est), Polish to jest, Russian то есть (to jestʹ), Serbo-Croatian то јест / to jest and Ukrainian то є (to je).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɔ ˈjɛst]
  • Hyphenation: то єст

Adverb

то єст (to jest) (initialism т. є.)

  1. (idiomatic) that is, that is to say, namely, i.e.
    Synonym: односно (odnosno)

Usage notes

  • Outside of this fixed phrase, usage of єст (jest) to mean "is" is obsolete. є (je) is used in its place.
  • Often followed by a comma in writing, which is less common with односно (odnosno).

References

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