Est

See also: est, EST, êst, ēst, -est, est., and Est.

English

Proper noun

Est

1. Esther, the book of Esther

Anagrams

• tes, Tse, StE, set, TSE, Set, seṭ, ETS, STE, tse, ETs, TEs, Ste, Ste., SET

Afrikaans

Noun

Est (plural Este)

1. Estonian (person from Estonia or of Estonian descent)

   Synonym: Estlander

Related terms

• Esties
• Estland
• Ests

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

1. August

See also

Gregorian calendar monthsedit

• Genver
• Hwevrel
• Meurth
• Ebrel
• Me
• Metheven
• Gortheren
• Est
• Gwynngala
• Hedra
• Du
• Kevardhu

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛst/

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• Hyphenation: Est
• Rhymes: -ɛst

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

Est m (plural Esten, no diminutive, feminine Estse or Estlandse)

1. Estonian person

Derived terms

• Ests

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

1. 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)

1. Estonian

Related terms

• estnesch

Swedish

Proper noun

Est

1. abbreviation of Ester (biblical book): Esth.