estuve

Middle French

Noun

estuve f (plural estuves)

  1. public baths

Descendants
  • French: étuve

Old French

Noun

estuve f (oblique plural estuves, nominative singular estuve, nominative plural estuves)

  1. large bath
    • circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
      [A]n lor chaufast eve an estuve
      They heated some water for them in a steam-bath

Descendants

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /esˈtube/ [esˈt̪u.β̞e]
  • Rhymes: -ube
  • Syllabification: es‧tu‧ve

Verb

estuve

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of estar
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