iam estis

== Esperanto == === Etymology === From iam (“sometime; once”) +‎ estis (“was, there was”), literally “once there was”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiam ˈestis/ Syllabification: i‧am es‧tis === Adverb === iam estis (figurative) once upon a time (stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events) Iam estis bela princino… ― Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess…