-ești
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Suffix
-ești
Usage notes
-ești is widely used indicating a placename, being in fact a plural of the possessive suffix -escu, formerly used for patronyms and currently widespread for family names.
The obsolete form -esci/-eșci, was sometimes used before the beginning of the 20th century, while another form sometimes found is -ăști. The unrelated Slavic suffixes -ovo, -evo are also found.
In some areas in Romania, more than half of the placenames have this suffix. Overall, this ending is part of the names of 14.8% of the Romanian towns and villages (2,038 out of 13,724) and 11.4% of the Moldovan towns and villages (144 out of 1,254).
Derived terms
Related terms
- -ăști
- -esci
- -eșci
See also
- -ovo
- -evo
Etymology 2
A form of the infix -esc-, from Latin -ēscō, in this case -ēscis. Cognates include Italian -isci, Spanish -eces.
Alternative forms
- -ăști
Suffix
-ești
- Used with a stem to form the second-person singular present of most regular -i (fourth conjugation) verbs. E.g. unești, tușești, ferești, pățești, urăști.