estai

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French estay, from Proto-Germanic *stagą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈtaj] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈtaj] === Noun === estai m (plural estais) (nautical) stay ==== Derived terms ==== estaiar vela d'estai === Further reading === “estai”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Verb === estai (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of estar == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aj Hyphenation: es‧tai === Etymology 1 === From Old French estai (Modern French étai), from Old English stæġ (“rope, stay”), from Proto-Germanic *stagą. ==== Noun ==== estai m (plural estais) (nautical) stay (a strong rope or wire supporting a mast) stay (a rope or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge) ===== Derived terms ===== estaiado === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== estai second-person plural imperative of estar === References === === Further reading === “estai”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026