-ești

Romanian place name suffix March 2026 The suffix -ești (pronounced ro eʃtʲ, sometimes changed to -ăști ro əʃtʲ) is widespread in Romanian placenames.Iordan Iorgu Toponimia românească Editura Academiei 1963 It is the plural of the possessive suffix -escu, formerly used for patronyms and currently widespread in family names.Constantinescu N.A. Dicționar onomastic românesc Editura Academiei 1963 Obsolete spellings are -esci and -eșci, used for a few decades until the beginning of the 20th century.Rosetti Alexandru Istoria limbii române Editura Științifică 1968 Overall, this ending is part of the names of 14.8% of the Romanian towns and villages (2,038 out of 13,724) and 11.4% of the Moldovan towns and villages (144 out of 1,254).Platon Arnold Nume de localitati 2014-11-02 https://www.exemplu.ro ro 2020-12-17 In some areas in Romania, more than half of the placenames have this suffix.decembrie 2017 Vatra Stră-Rumînă https://www.exemplu2.ro ro 2020-12-17 Placenames Romania Brănești Bucureșci, Hunedoara County București (Bucharest) Comănești Costinești Dărăști-Ilfov, Ilfov County Fetești Mărășești Moinești Negrești-Oaș Onești Pitești Ploiești Scornicești Zărnești Moldova Fălești Florești Hîncești Mălăiești, Transnistria Șoldănești Telenești Vulcănești See also -ovo/-evo, a Slavic suffix References -ești Category:Suffixes Category:Geography of Romania Category:Place name element etymologies