Esther

== English == === Alternative forms === Ester === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr). Has been connected to Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r /⁠star-⁠/, “star”) (whence Middle Persian 𐭮𐭲𐭫 (stl /⁠star⁠/, “star”), 𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭫𐭪 (stʾlk /⁠stārag⁠/, “star”), Persian ستاره (sitāra / setâre, “star”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (if so, a distant doublet of star); or else to Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (Ištar, “Ishtar”) (Hebrew עִשְׁתָּר (ʿištār)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕsʹtər, IPA(key): /ˈɛstə/ (General American) enPR: ĕsʹtər, IPA(key): /ˈɛstɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Homophones: ester, str === Proper noun === Esther A female given name from Persian. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. (biblical) The heroine of the Book of Esther. ==== Derived terms ==== Estherville ==== Related terms ==== Essie, Hester, Hettie, Hetty Vanessa ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Ehrets, Hester, ethers, there's, theres, threes == Danish == === Proper noun === Esther a female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Ester Hester (possibly) === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛs.tər/ Hyphenation: Es‧ther === Proper noun === Esther f (biblical) the Book of Esther (biblical) Esther, the main character of the Book of Esther a female given name == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛs.tɛʁ/ === Proper noun === Esther f (Biblical characters) Esther (Books of the Bible) the book of Esther a female given name, equivalent to English Esther ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === hêtres == German == === Alternative forms === Ester === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Esther Esther (biblical character) the book of Esther a female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester == Latin == === Alternative forms === Hester === Etymology === From Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr) (possibly via Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr)), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r /⁠star-⁠/, “star”) or from עִשְׁתָּר (ʿištār, “Ishtar”). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (stl /⁠star⁠/, “star”), [script needed] (stʾlk' /⁠stārag⁠/, “star”), Modern Persian ستاره (setâre, “star”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛs.tʰeːr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛs.ter] === Proper noun === Esthēr f (indeclinable) or Esther f sg (genitive Esthēris); third declension Esther ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === Liber Esther on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la Liber Esther on the Latin Wikisource.Wikisource la == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Esther a female given name, a less common spelling of Ester == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Esther f a female given name, variant of Ester == Spanish == === Alternative forms === Ester === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈteɾ/ [esˈt̪eɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: Es‧ther === Proper noun === Esther f Esther a female given name, equivalent to English Esther === Proper noun === Esther m the book of Esther == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛsθɛr/ === Proper noun === Esther f (not mutable) a female given name from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר, equivalent to English Esther (biblical) character in the eponymous book (biblical) The Book of Esther ==== Coordinate terms ====