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Webster 1913 Edition
Estre
Es′tre
,Noun.
[OF.
estre
state, plan.] The inward part of a building; the interior.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Definition 2025
estre
estre
See also: -estre
English
Noun
estre (plural estres)
- (archaic or obsolete) The indoor layout or plan of a castle.
- 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy, Chapter 15, page 239,
- "And tomorrow, Cor," he added, shalt come over all the castle with me and see the estres and mark all its strength and weakness: for it will be thine to guard when I'm gone."
- 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy, Chapter 15, page 239,
See also
References
- estre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
French
Alternative forms
- eſtre
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛstʁ/, /ɛtʁ/
Verb
estre
- Archaic spelling of être.
Conjugation
Conjugation of estre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | estre | avoir esté | |||||
| gerund | en estant | en ayant esté | |||||
| present participle | estant /e.tɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | esté /e.te/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | suis /sɥi/ |
es /ɛ/ |
est /ɛ/ |
sommes /sɔm/ |
estes /ɛt/ |
sont /sɔ̃/ |
| imperfect | estois /e.tɛ/ |
estois /e.tɛ/ |
estoit /e.tɛ/ |
estions /e.tjɔ̃/ |
estiez /e.tje/ |
estoient /e.tɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | fus /fy/ |
fus /fy/ |
fut /fy/ |
fumes /fym/ |
fustes /fyt/ |
furent /fyʁ/ |
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| future | seroi /sə.ʁe/ |
seras /sə.ʁa/ |
sera /sə.ʁa/ |
serons /sə.ʁɔ̃/ |
serez /sə.ʁe/ |
seront /sə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | serois /sə.ʁɛ/ |
serois /sə.ʁɛ/ |
seroit /sə.ʁɛ/ |
serions /sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
seriez /sə.ʁje/ |
seroient /sə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | sois /swa/ |
sois /swa/ |
soit /swa/ |
soyons /swa.jɔ̃/ |
soyez /swa.je/ |
soient /swa/ |
| imperfect1 |
fusse /fys/ |
fusses /fys/ |
fust /fy/ |
fussions /fy.sjɔ̃/ |
fussiez /fy.sje/ |
fussent /fys/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | sois /swa/ |
— | soyons /swa.jɔ̃/ |
soyez /swa.je/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛʃtrɛ]
- Hyphenation: est‧re
Noun
estre
- sublative singular of est
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French estre, from Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin sūm (infinitive: esse) and Old French ester, from Latin stō, stāre.
Verb
estre
- to be
Conjugation
- Like Modern French être, highly irregular.
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of estre
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | estre | avoir esté | |||||
| gerund | en estant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | estant | ||||||
| past participle | esté | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | suis, suys, sui | es | est | sommes | estes | sont |
| imperfect | estois, estoys | estois, estoys | estoit, estoyt | estions | estiez | estoyent, estoient | |
| past historic | fus | fus | fut | fumes | fustes | furent | |
| future | seroi | seras | sera | serons | serez | seront | |
| conditional | serois, seroys | serois, seroys | seroit, seroyt | serions | seriez | seroient, seroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | sois, soys | sois, soys | soit, soyt | soyons | soyez | soyent, soient |
| imperfect | fusse | fusses | fust | fussions | fussiez | fussent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | sois, soys | — | soyons | soyez | — | ||
Noun
estre m (plural estres)
- being (creature, entity)
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:estre.
Descendants
- French: être
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin sūm (infinitive: esse). Compare with ester.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛstrə/
Verb
estre
- to be
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:estre.
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of estre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | estre | avoir esté | |||||
| gerund | en estant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | estant | ||||||
| past participle | esté | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | sui | es, ies | est | somes, esmes | estes | sont |
| imperfect | iere, ere, estoie, esteie | ieres, eres, estoies, esteies | iere, iereṭ, ere, ereṭ, iert, ert, estoit, esteit | eriiens, erions, estiiens, estiens | eriiez, estiiez, estiez | ierent, erent, estoient, esteient | |
| preterite | fui | fus | fu | fumes | fustes | furent | |
| future | ier, er, serai, estrai | iers, ers, seras, estras | iert, ert, sera, estra | iermes, ermes, serons, estrons | seroiz, sereiz, serez, estroiz, estreiz, estrez | ierent, erent, seront, estront | |
| conditional | seroie, sereie, estroie, estreie | seroies, sereies, estroies, estreies | seroit, sereit, estroit, estreit | seriiens, seriens, estriiens, estriens | seriiez, seriez, estriiez, estriez | seroient, sereient, estroient, estreient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | soie | soies | soit | soiiens, soions | soiiez | soient |
| imperfect | fusse | fusses | fust | fussons, fussiens | fussoiz, fussez, fussiez | fussent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | soies | — | soiiens, soions | soiiez | — | ||