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Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Literally, “that is”. Cognates include Macedonian то ест (to est), Polish to jest, Russian то есть (to jestʹ), Serbo-Croatian то јест／to jest and Ukrainian то є (to je).
Pronunciation
Adverb
то єст (to jest) (initialism т. є.)
- (idiomatic) that is, that is to say, namely, i.e.
- Synonym: односно (odnosno)
Usage notes
- Outside of this fixed phrase, usage of єст (jest) to mean "is" is uncommon. є (je) is often used in its place.
References
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “say (said, said)”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 264