Est
English
Proper noun
Est
- Esther, the book of Esther
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Noun
Est (plural Este)
Related terms
Cornish
Etymology
From Middle Cornish Est, from Proto-Brythonic *aɣust, from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin augustus (compare Breton Eost, Welsh Awst).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛːst]
Proper noun
Est m
See also
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛst/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Est
- Rhymes: -ɛst
Etymology 1
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Noun
Est m (plural Esten, feminine Estse or Estlandse)
- Estonian person
Derived terms
Etymology 2
First attested as est in 1316. Perhaps derived from es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) with collectivising -t- suffix or from Middle Dutch est (“branch, brush, maple, Acer”).
Proper noun
Est n
- a village in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
Derived terms
- Estenaar
- Ester
- Est en Opijnen
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Luxembourgish
Noun
Est m (plural Esten, feminine Estin)
Related terms
- estnesch