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Ancient Greek
- ἔστι (ésti) — paroxytone
- ἐστι (esti) — unstressed
- ἔστιν (éstin) — paroxytone with movable nu
- ἐστιν (estin) — unstressed with movable nu
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.
Cognate with Sanskrit अस्ति (ásti), Latin est, Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎡𐎹 (astiy), Hittite 𒂊𒌍𒍣 (ēszi), Old Church Slavonic єстъ (estŭ), Gothic 𐌹𐍃𐍄 (ist).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es.tí/ → /esˈti/ → /esˈti/
Verb
ἐστῐ́ • (estí)
- third-person singular present active indicative of εἰμί (eimí)
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