Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word est. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in est.
Definitions and meaning of est
est
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛst/
Rhymes: -ɛst
Etymology 1
From Middle Englisheste, from Old Englishēst(“will, consent, favour, grace, liberality, munificence, bounty, kindness, love, good pleasure, harmony, liberal gifts, luxuries”), from Proto-Germanic*anstiz(“favour, affection”), from Proto-Indo-European*ān-(“to notice; face, mouth”). Cognate with Icelandicást(“affection, love”), Dutchgunst(“favour, grace, courtesy, privilege”), GermanGunst(“favour, goodwill, boon”), Danishyndest(“favour”), Swedishynnest(“favour, indulgence, grace”). More at own.
Alternative forms
este
Noun
est (usually uncountable, pluralests)
(obsolete) Grace; favour.
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
est.
Adjective
est (not comparable)
Abbreviation of established.
2010, Julie Turjoman, Brave New Knits (page 49)
Work sleeve, sl raglan marker, work in ribbing as est to cable marker
Derived terms
re-est
Etymology 3
Initialism.
Alternative forms
EST
Noun
est (uncountable)
Erhard Seminars Training, a course intended to promote satisfaction with life in the present moment, as opposed to strivings to attain it.
“est” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“est” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
“est” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“est” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cornish
Etymology
From Englishest.
Noun
estm
east
Synonyms
howldrehevel
howldrevel
Antonyms
gorlewin
howlsedhes
west
Derived terms
north-est(“north-east”)
soth-est(“south-east”)
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norseest, from Proto-Germanic*izi, with addition of -t from the preterite-present verbs. The Germanic form goes back to Proto-Indo-European*h₁ési, cognate with Latines, Ancient Greekεἶ(eî), Sanskritअसि(ási).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈɛsd̥]
Verb
est
(archaic-verb-form)present tense second-person singular of være(“(thou) art”)
1812, Udvalgte danske Viser fra Middelalderen, page 19
Om jeg end Engene hver Nat / I Sorgen maa betræde, / Din Magt den har mig altid fat, / Dog du est ej tilstede: ...
Even if I, each night, the meadows / Must walk upon, mourningly, / Thy power always has its grip on me, / Though thou art not present: ...
1863, Ludvig baron Holberg, Frederik Ludvig LIEBENBERG, Vilhelm MARSTRAND, Ludvig Holbergs Peder Paars, udgivet for det Holbergske Samfund af F. L. Liebenberg, page 152
Jeg nesten gietter hvad til saadant dig har dreven: / Du est vist uden Tvivl for Døden bange bleven. / Rak, giør Dig reede strax, paa Rejsen dig begiv, / Kald Folket sammen; see, du redde kand dit Liv!
I can sort of guess what has driven thee to such things: / Undoubtedly, thou art become frightened of death. / Rabble, prepare thyself straight away, commence the journey, / Call together the people; see, thou canst save thy life!
French
Etymology 1
From Old French, from Old Englishēast.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛst/
Rhymes: -ɛst
Adjective
est (invariable)
east
Noun
estm (pluralest)
east
Synonyms
orient, levant
Etymology 2
From Latinest, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛ/
Verb
est
third-person singular present indicative of être
Derived terms
c'est
Anagrams
set, Ste., tes
Further reading
“est” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian
Etymology
From the es- stem of the verb esik(“to fall”) + -t(noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ ˈɛʃt]
Rhymes: -ɛʃt
Noun
est (pluralestek)
(archaic) evening, eve
Synonym:este
(literary, by extension) recital, party (in the evening)
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
est in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchest, from Old Englishēast.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛst/
Noun
estm (invariable)
east
Synonyms
oriente
levante
See also
nord
ovest
sud
punto cardinale
Anagrams
set
Latin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti. Cognate with Sanskritअस्ति(ásti), Ancient Greekἐστί(estí), Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎡𐎹(a-s-t-i-y/astiy/), Hittite𒂊𒌍𒍣(ēszi), Old Church Slavonicѥстъ(jestŭ), Gothic𐌹𐍃𐍄(ist).
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /est/, [ɛs̠t̪]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /est/, [ɛst̪]
Verb
est
third-person singular present active indicative of sum
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:est.
Derived terms
quid est nomen tibi?
mihi nomen est
Descendants
Etymology 2
Form of the verb edō(“I eat”). Cognate with Russianесть(jestʹ).
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /eːst/, [eːs̠t̪]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /est/, [ɛst̪]
Verb
ēst
third-person singular present active indicative of edō
Synonyms
edit
References
est in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Middle English
Alternative forms
æst, este, eest, east, easte
Etymology
From Old Englishēast, in turn from Proto-Germanic*austrą.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛːst/
Noun
est
east, easternness
A location to the south; the south
The Orient
Coordinate terms
(compass point):north, south, west
Related terms
esturne
estward
Descendants
English: east
Scots: aist, eist
References
“ēst (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29-03-2018.
Adverb
est
To the east, eastwards, eastbound
From the east, eastern
In the east
Descendants
English: east
Scots: aist, eist
Middle French
Verb
est
third-person singular present indicative of estre
Norman
Alternative forms
êt(continental Normandy)
êst(Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French, from Old Englishēast.
Noun
estm (uncountable)
(Guernsey, Sark) east
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic*anstiz(“grace, thanks”), derivative of Proto-Germanic*unnaną(“to grant, thank”), from Proto-Indo-European*ān-(“to notice; face, mouth”). Cognate with Old Saxonanst(“grace, favour”), Old High Germananst(“goodwill, benevolence, thanks, grace”), Gothic𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃(ansts, “joy, grace, thankfulness”). Related to Old Englishunnan(“to grant, allow”). More at own.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /eːst/
Noun
ēstm or f (nominative pluralēste)
consent, grace, favor; kindness
pleasure
Declension
Masculine
Feminine
Synonyms
ār, āre
Descendants
Middle English: este
English: est, este(obsolete)
Old French
Alternative forms
ẽ
Verb
est
third-person singular present indicative of estre
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchest, from Old Englishēast.
Noun
estn (uncountable)
east
Declension
Synonyms
orient
răsărit
See also
nord
sud
vest
Further reading
est in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latinest, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti.
Pronunciation
Verb
est
third-person singular present indicative of èssere
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
estc
Estonian; a person from Estonia
Declension
See also
estländsk
estniska
estnisk
Anagrams
Set, set, tes
Welsh
Pronunciation
(North Wales) IPA(key): /ɛsd/, [ɛst]
(South Wales) IPA(key): /eːsd/, [eːst], /ɛsd/, [ɛst]
Verb
est
(colloquial)second-person singular preterite of mynd