est

Meaning

third-person singular present active indicative of sum

Concepts

is

am

be

he is

the die is cast

there is

Synonyms

esse

sunt

alea

💀

iacta

eßße

Translations

var

és

is

es

hay

è

està

sta

ist

é

είναι

está

est

υπάρχει

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɛst]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.
Cognate with Sanskrit अस्ति (ásti), Ancient Greek ἐστί (estí), Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎡𐎹 (a-s-t-i-y /⁠astiy⁠/), Hittite 𒂊𒌍𒍣 (ēszi), Old Church Slavonic ѥстъ (jestŭ), Gothic 𐌹𐍃𐍄 (ist).