-ești

Appendix:Variations of "esti" Romanian Pronunciation ro /eʃtʲ/ Etymology 1 ro :from -esc Suffix ro suffix ro -esc. Usage notes -ești is widely used indicating a placename, being in fact a plural of the possessive suffix ro -escu, formerly used for patronyms and currently widespread for family names. The obsolete form ro -esci/ro -eșci, was sometimes used before the beginning of the 20th century, while another form sometimes found is ro -ăști. The unrelated Slavic suffixes ro -ovo, ro -evo are also found. In some areas in Romania, more than half of the placenames have this suffix. 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). Derived terms List of Romanian placenames ending in -ești ro București Related terms ro -ăști ro -esci ro -eșci See also ro -ovo ro -evo Etymology 2 A form of the infix -esc-, from ro la -ēscō, in this case -ēscis. Cognates include it -isci, es -eces. Alternative forms ro -ăști Suffix ro suffix Used with a stem to form the second-person singular present of most regular -i (fourth conjugation) verbs. E.g. unești, tușești, ferești, pățești, urăști. Related terms ro -esc ro -ește