different between estre vs eastern

English

Etymology

From Old French estre (“state, plan”).

Noun

estre (plural estres)

1. (archaic or obsolete) The indoor layout or plan of a castle.
   • 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy, Chapter 15, page 239,

     "And tomorrow, Cor," he added, "shalt come over all the castle with me and see the estres and mark all its strength and weakness: for it will be thine to guard when I'm gone."

See also

• estate

References

• estre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Ester, Reset, Steer, ester, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, stere, teers, teres, terse, trees

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin sum (infinitive: esse). Compare with estar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.tr?/

Verb

estre

1. to be

Conjugation

Descendants

• Franco-Provençal: étre

See also

• estar

French

Alternative forms

• e?tre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?/

Verb

estre

1. Archaic spelling of être.

Conjugation

Anagrams

• ester, êtres, reste, resté, stère, stéré, terse, tersé

Hungarian

Etymology

est +? -re

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???tr?]
• Hyphenation: est?re

Noun

estre

1. sublative singular of est

Middle French

Etymology

From two sources:

• Old French estre, from Latin sum (“to be”)
• Old French ester, from Latin st? (“to stand”)

Verb

estre

1. to be

Conjugation

• Like Modern French être, highly irregular.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Noun

estre m (plural estres)

1. being (creature, entity)

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:estre.

Descendants

• French: être
• ? Middle English: estre (“circumstance”)

Old French

Etymology

From Latin sum (infinitive: esse). Compare with ester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.tr?/

Verb

estre

1. to be

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:estre.

Descendants

• Middle French: estre
  • French: être
• Bourguignon: étre
• Franc-Comtois: étre
• Lorrain: être, estre, yestre
• Norman: ête
• Picard: ète
• Walloon: esse

See also

• ester

English

Etymology

From Middle English esturne, esterne, from Old English ?asterne (“eastern”), from Proto-Germanic *austr?nijaz (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?ews-ro- (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?ews- (“dawn, east”). Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German ?str?ni (“eastern”), Old Norse austrœnn (“eastern”). More at east.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?i?st?n/
• Rhymes: -i?st?(r)n

Adjective

eastern (comparative more eastern, superlative most eastern)

1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
   • 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,

     While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
2. (of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
3. (loosely) Oriental.

Derived terms

• easternmost
• Eastern Norway

Translations

See also

• northern
• southern
• western
• northeastern
• southeastern
• southwestern
• northwestern

Anagrams

• Earnest, Saetern, Tareens, earnest, estrane, nearest, renates, sterane