iam estis
Esperanto
Etymology
From iam (“sometime; once”) + estis (“was, there was”); literally "once there was".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈiam ˈestis]
- Rhymes: -estis
- Hyphenation: i‧am es‧tis
Adverb
iam estis
- (figurative) once upon a time (stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events)
- Iam estis bela princino... ― Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess...