është

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === o, ôsht — central Gheg, southern Gheg o, osht — northeastern Gheg â, âsht — northeastern Gheg, northwestern Gheg ë, ësht, ësht', eshtë, esht — Tosk ishtë — Arbëresh ishte — Cham isht, έ̰σ̈τε̰ (është), ε̱σ̈τε̱ (është) — Arvanitika === Etymology === From Proto-Albanian *ensti Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“to be”), from *h₁es-. Possibly reinforced by Latin est. === Pronunciation === (Tosk) IPA(key): /ˈəʃtə/ IPA(key): /ˈəʃt(ə)/, /ˈɛʃt(ə)/ (Northern Tosk) IPA(key): /ˈəʃtə/ (Lab) IPA(key): /ˈiʃtɛ/ (Çam) IPA(key): /ˈiʃt/, /ˈəʃtə/ (Arvanitika) IPA(key): /ˈiʃtə/ (Arbëresh) (Gheg) IPA(key): /ˈɑːʃt/ IPA(key): /ˈɒːʃt/ (Southern Gheg) IPA(key): /ˈɑːʃt/ (Northern Gheg) === Verb === është (standard, Tosk, Cham, Arbëresh) third-person singular present indicative of jam ==== Derived terms ==== çështje === References ===