есть

See also: естъ and -есть

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested as есть (estĭ) in year 1095±25. From Proto-Slavic *estь.

Verb

есть (estĭ)

  1. third-person singular present of бꙑти (byti)

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Further reading

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jesʲtʲ], (proscribed, only the infinitive and its derivations) [jisʲtʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

есть • (jestʹ) impf (perfective съесть or пое́сть)

  1. to eat
    Он ел мя́со и сала́т. ― On jel mjáso i salát. ― He was eating meat and salad.
    есть поедо́м ― jestʹ pojedóm ― to make somebody's life a misery by nagging
Conjugation
Derived terms
verbs
See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *estь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jesʲtʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

есть • (jestʹ)

  1. inflection of быть (bytʹ):
    1. present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular/plural present indicative imperfective
  2. there is, there are, exists/exist (expresses availability, existence or presence)
    Antonym: нет (net)
    в э́той газе́те есть интере́сная статья́ ― v étoj gazéte jestʹ interésnaja statʹjá ― there is an interesting article in this newspaper
  3. am/is/are located (at) (usually omitted)
  4. used to express possession
    у меня́ есть вопро́с ― u menjá jestʹ voprós ― I have a question
  5. am, is, are (used with any person or thing in any number, usually omitted but used for emphasis)
    кто ты есть? ― kto ty jestʹ? ― who are you (at all)?
Usage notes
  • This form of быть (bytʹ) is special and most frequently used in the present tense, for past and future tense and other forms, see быть (bytʹ).
  • The pre-reform orthography (1918) form ѣсть (jěstʹ) doesn't apply to this sense, only to the sense "to eat"; thus, the two terms were spelled differently before the reform.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English yes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jesʲtʲ]
  • (file)

Interjection

есть • (jestʹ) (military, not in general use)

  1. yes!, hooray!
  2. okay, right, roger
  3. (military) yessir!
  4. (nautical) aye-aye!

References

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