ester

== English == === Etymology === From German Ester, perhaps a contraction or abstraction of Essigäther (“ethyl acetate”), from Essig (“vinegar”) (from Latin acetum) and Äther (“ether”). See ether for more. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛstɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛstə/ Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Homophones: Esther, str === Noun === ester (plural esters) (organic chemistry) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Reset, Steer, Trees, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, stere, teers, teres, terse, trees == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English oyster. Compare Welsh wystrys. === Noun === ester (collective, singulative estren f) oysters == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛstɛr] === Noun === ester m inan ester ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “ester”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “ester”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Danish == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== ester c (singular definite esteren, plural indefinite estere) Estonian ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== estlænder === Etymology 2 === From German Ester. ==== Noun ==== ester c (singular definite esteren, plural indefinite estere) ester ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== polyester === References === “ester” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Ester. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛs.tər/ Hyphenation: es‧ter Rhymes: -ɛstər === Noun === ester m (plural esters, diminutive estertje n) (organic chemistry) ester ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: ester == Estonian == === Etymology === German Ester. === Noun === ester (genitive estri, partitive estrit) (organic chemistry) ester ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === ester in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) == French == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French ester (given a spelling-pronunciation), from Classical Latin stāre (cf. the juridical Medieval Latin senses). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɛs.te/ ==== Verb ==== ester (defective) (law, rare) to appear (archaic) to be ===== Conjugation ===== Only used in the infinitive, present participle estant and past participle esté. ===== Related terms ===== être === Etymology 2 === From German Essig-Äther (“acetic acid ethyl ester”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɛs.tɛʁ/ ==== Noun ==== ester m (plural esters) (organic chemistry) ester === Further reading === “ester”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === estre, êtres, reste, resté, stère, stéré, terse, tersé == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch ester, from German Ester. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɛstər/ [ˈɛs.t̪ər] Rhymes: -ɛstər Syllabification: es‧ter === Noun === èstêr (plural ester-ester) (organic chemistry) ester ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ester”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Ladin == === Etymology 1 === From Latin exterus, from exter. ==== Adjective ==== ester m (feminine singular estera, masculine plural esters, feminine plural esteres) foreign, overseas === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse. ==== Alternative forms ==== esse, esser, vester ==== Verb ==== ester to be ===== Conjugation ===== Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === aster, astern, eastran, estern, estre, estren, yestre === Etymology === From Old English ēaster. === Noun === ester (plural esters) Easter (Christian holiday) === References === “ēster(n, n., MED14534.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === ester m (definite singular esteren, indefinite plural estere, definite plural esterne) Estonian ==== Synonyms ==== estlending, estlender ==== Related terms ==== Estland estlandsk, estisk == Old French == === Etymology === From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin estō, from Latin stō. Forms in -ac- and -ui/-eü-/-i- originates from Vulgar Latin *statiō, *stūtum (perfect *stuī), all are from statum. The indicative present forms bear similarities with endings of the suppletive verb aler and must have contained from vois, the origin of -ois in estois and other forms, however, are unclear (see also Modern French vais). Compare with estre, whose later merged and resulting some forms reflecting the forms of ester. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (early) /esˈteːɾ/ IPA(key): (late) /eˈteɾ/ === Verb === ester to be to stay; to remain ==== Usage notes ==== According to the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub, "[i]t is not always possible to make a valid distinction between and ester and estre". ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb is highly irregular. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== (mainly blended into descendants of estre) Middle French: ester === References === https://anglo-norman.net/entry/ester_1 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Ester. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛs.tɛr/ Rhymes: -ɛstɛr Syllabification: es‧ter === Noun === ester m inan (organic chemistry) ester ==== Declension ==== Usually in the plural. ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === ester in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN ester in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ester. === Noun === ester m (plural esteri) ester ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Ester. ==== Noun ==== ester c (organic chemistry) an ester ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== ester indefinite plural of est === Anagrams === eters, reste, teers, teser == Welsh == === Etymology === Internationalism borrowed from English ester. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛsdɛr/, [ˈɛstɛr] === Noun === ester m (plural esterau) (organic chemistry) ester ==== Derived terms ==== esteru (“to esterify”) esteriad (“esterification”) === Further reading === Delyth Prys; J.P.M. Jones; Owain Davies; Gruffudd Prys (2006), Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎[3] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN