esto
See also: Esto, ésto, and ēsto
Asturian
Adjective
esto
- neuter of esti
Esperanto
Etymology
From esti + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈesto]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -esto
- Hyphenation: es‧to
Noun
esto (uncountable, accusative eston)
- being
Derived terms
- ĉeesto (“presence”)
- estulo
Finnish
Etymology
Action noun from the verb estää: estää (“to inhibit, block, prevent”) + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesto/, [ˈe̞s̠t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -esto
- Syllabification(key): es‧to
Noun
esto
- block, blocking, blockage
- lapsipornon ~ : child porn block
- (psychology) An inhibition.
- (sports) An interference.
Declension
| Inflection of esto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | esto | estot | |
| genitive | eston | estojen | |
| partitive | estoa | estoja | |
| illative | estoon | estoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | esto | estot | |
| accusative | nom. | esto | estot |
| gen. | eston | ||
| genitive | eston | estojen | |
| partitive | estoa | estoja | |
| inessive | estossa | estoissa | |
| elative | estosta | estoista | |
| illative | estoon | estoihin | |
| adessive | estolla | estoilla | |
| ablative | estolta | estoilta | |
| allative | estolle | estoille | |
| essive | estona | estoina | |
| translative | estoksi | estoiksi | |
| instructive | — | estoin | |
| abessive | estotta | estoitta | |
| comitative | — | estoineen | |
| Possessive forms of esto (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | estoni | estomme |
| 2nd person | estosi | estonne |
| 3rd person | estonsa | |
Anagrams
- seto, sote, teos
Ido
Alternative forms
- E (abbreviation)
Etymology
Borrowed from English east, French est, German Osten, Italian est, Spanish este, all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *austrą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesto/
Noun
esto (uncountable)
- (geography) east
- Synonym: oriento
- Antonym: westo
See also
| nord-westo | nordo | nord-esto |
| westo |  | esto |
| sud-westo | sudo | sud-esto |
Italian
Etymology
From Latin istum, from iste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe.sto/
- Rhymes: -esto
- Hyphenation: é‧sto
Determiner
esto (feminine esta, masculine plural esti, feminine plural este)
- (demonstrative, archaic) this
- Synonym: questo
- early 14th century, Dante, “Canto I”, in Inferno, lines 4–6:
- Ahi quanto a dir qual era è cosa dura ¶ esta selva selvaggia e aspra e forte ¶ che nel pensier rinova la paura!
- Ah me! how hard a thing it is to say ¶ What was this forest savage, rough, and stern, ¶ Which in the very thought renews the fear.
Related terms
- 'sto
Anagrams
- oste, stoe, teso
Latin
Etymology 1
Form of the verb edō (“I eat”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈeːs.toː/, [ˈeːs̠t̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈes.to/, [ˈɛst̪o]
Verb
ēstō
- second/third-person singular future active imperative of edō
Etymology 2
From Old Latin estōd. Form of the verb sum (“am”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈes.toː/, [ˈɛs̠t̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈes.to/, [ˈɛst̪o]
Verb
estō
- second/third-person singular future active imperative of sum
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin istud, from iste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesto/ [ˈes.t̪o]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -esto
- Syllabification: es‧to
Pronoun
esto
- neuter singular of este (“this”)
- ¿Qué es esto?
- What is this?
See also
Spanish personal pronouns
| nominative | dative | accusative | disjunctive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first person | singular | yo | me | mí1 | |||
| plural | masculine2 | nosotros | nos | nosotros | |||
| feminine | nosotras | nosotras | |||||
| second person | singular | tuteo | tú | te | ti1 | ||
| voseo | vos | vos | |||||
| formal3 | usted | le, se4 | lo/la5 | usted | |||
| plural | familiar6 | masculine2 | vosotros | os | vosotros | ||
| feminine | vosotras | vosotras | |||||
| formal/general3 | ustedes | les, se4 | los/las5 | ustedes | |||
| third person | singular | masculine2 | él | le, se4 | lo | él | |
| feminine | ella | la | ella | ||||
| neuter | ello7 | lo | ello | ||||
| plural | masculine2 | ellos | les, se4 | los | ellos | ||
| feminine | ellas | las | ellas | ||||
| reflexive | — | se | sí1 | ||||
- Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
- Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
- Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
- If le or les precedes lo, la, los, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije)
- Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
- Used primarily in Spain
- Used only in rare circumstances
Anagrams
- seto
- tose