еста

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *esta, verb form of *byti. Akin to Old Church Slavonic еста (esta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛstɑ//ˈjɛsta//ˈjɛsta/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈjɛstɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈjɛsta/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈjɛsta/

Verb

еста (jesta)

  1. second/third-person dual present indicative of бꙑти (byti); (you two, they two) are