ester

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See also: Ester, éster, and Estèr

English

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Etymology

From German Ester, perhaps a contraction or abstraction of Essigäther (ethyl acetate), from Essig (vinegar) (from Latin acetum) and Äther (ether). See ether for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

ester (plural esters)

  1. (organic chemistry) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
    • 1991, Malcolm B. Hale et al., “New Products and Markets for Menhaden, Brevoortia spp.”, in Marine Fisheries Review, volume 53, number 4, page 47:
      To produce a test material containing at least 75 percent omega-3 polyunsaturates, the menhaden triglycerides are transesterified to produce fatty acid ethyl esters. The esters are reacted with urea dissolved in hot ethanol and the solution is cooled overnight.
    • 1991, W. F. Kean, C. J. L. Lock, H. E. Howard-Lock, “Chirality in antirheumatic drugs”, in The Lancet, volume 338, →DOI, page 1567:
      The thiol-coenzyme-A ester formed by R-arylpropionic acid can bind to triglyceride to form a “hybrid” triglyceride: such hybrid triglycerides can cause alteration of fatty-acid metabolism and membrane function, and a lipophilic triglyceride–propionic-acid hybrid would be able to cross lipid membranes such as the blood–brain barrier.
    • 1996, Steven Ashley, “Composite car structures pass the crash test”, in Mechanical Engineering, volume 118, number 12, page 60:
      The effort’s primary material systems are vinyl esters and polyurethanes, reinforced with inexpensive chopped-glass rovings. Automated glass-fiber preforming processes and high-rate molding procedures are being studied in an effort to reduce cycle times and production costs substantially.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Cornish

Noun

ester f (singulative estren)

  1. oysters

Czech

Noun

ester m inan

  1. ester

Declension

Further reading

  • ester”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • ester”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology 1

Noun

ester c (singular definite esteren, plural indefinite estere)

  1. Estonian
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From German Ester.

Noun

ester c (singular definite esteren, plural indefinite estere)

  1. ester
Declension
Derived terms

References

Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Ester.

Pronunciation

Noun

ester m (plural esters, diminutive estertje n)

  1. (organic chemistry) ester

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ester

Estonian

Etymology

German Ester.

Noun

ester (genitive estri, partitive estrit)

  1. (organic chemistry) ester

Declension

Declension of ester (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ester estrid
accusative nom.
gen. estri
genitive estrite
partitive estrit estreid
illative estrisse estritesse
estreisse
inessive estris estrites
estreis
elative estrist estritest
estreist
allative estrile estritele
estreile
adessive estril estritel
estreil
ablative estrilt estritelt
estreilt
translative estriks estriteks
estreiks
terminative estrini estriteni
essive estrina estritena
abessive estrita estriteta
comitative estriga estritega

Further reading

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French ester (given a spelling-pronunciation), from Classical Latin stāre (cf. the juridical Medieval Latin senses).

Pronunciation

Verb

ester

  1. (law, rare) to appear
  2. (archaic) to be
Conjugation

Only used in the infinitive, present participle estant and past participle esté.

Etymology 2

From German Essig-Äther (acetic acid ethyl ester).

Pronunciation

Noun

ester m (plural esters)

  1. (organic chemistry) ester

Further reading

Anagrams

Indonesian

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Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch ester, from German Ester.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛs.tər/
  • Rhymes: -tər
  • Hyphenation: es‧têr

Noun

estêr (plural ester-ester)

  1. (organic chemistry) ester

Further reading

Ladin

Etymology 1

From Latin exterus, from exter.

Adjective

ester m (feminine singular estera, masculine plural esters, feminine plural esteres)

  1. foreign, overseas

Etymology 2

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse.

Alternative forms

Verb

ester

  1. to be
Conjugation
  • Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English ēaster.

Noun

ester (plural esters)

  1. Easter (Christian holiday)
    • c. 1280, “Vita sancti Brendani, Abbatis de Hybernia”, in Carl Horstmann, editor, The Early South English Legendary or Lives of Saints, London: N. Trübner & Co., published 1887, page 224:
      To a stede ȝe schulle hunne wende : þurf oure louerdes grace, / Þat is foweles parays : a wel ioyful place : / Þer ȝe schulle þis ester beo : & þis wit-sonedai also.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • c. 1300, Robert of Gloucester, edited by William Aldis Wright, The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester, London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, published 1887, page 556:
      Þre siþe he ber croune aȝer · to midewinter at gloucestre · / To witesonetid at westmunstre · to ester at wincestre ·
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • a. 1402, “De regione lodœœ”, in John Trevisa, transl., edited by Joseph Rawson Lumby, Polychronicon, page 111:
      Mysbyleued men mysdede neuere þat chirche ; and þat is, as me troweþ, for euery ȝere an Ester eue comeþ fire from heuene, and tendeþ and liȝteþ þe lamps þerynne ; but whan þat miracle bygan first, hit is vncertayne and vnknowe.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

ēster(n, n., MED14534.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ester m (definite singular esteren, indefinite plural estere, definite plural esterne)

  1. Estonian

Synonyms

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin estō, from Latin stō. Forms in -ac- and -ui/-eü-/-i- originates from Vulgar Latin *statiō, *stūtum (perfect *stuī), all are from statum. The indicative present forms bear similarities with endings of the suppletive verb aler and must have contained from vois, the origin of -ois in estois and other forms, however, are unclear (see also Modern French vais).

Compare with estre, whose later merged and resulting some forms reflecting the forms of ester.

Pronunciation

Verb

ester

  1. to be
  2. to stay; to remain

Usage notes

According to the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub, "t is not always possible to make a valid distinction between and ester and estre".[1]

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb is highly irregular. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

(mainly blended into descendants of estre)

References

  1. ^ ester on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub. Retrieved August 29 2016

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Ester.

Pronunciation

Noun

ester m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) ester

Declension

Usually in the plural.

noun

Further reading

  • ester in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ester in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ester.

Noun

ester m (plural esteri)

  1. ester

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative ester esterul esteri esterii
genitive-dative ester esterului esteri esterilor
vocative esterule esterilor

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Ester.

Noun

ester c

  1. (organic chemistry) an ester
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ester

  1. indefinite plural of est

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

Internationalism borrowed from English ester.

Pronunciation

Noun

ester m (plural esterau)

  1. (organic chemistry) ester

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN