Esther
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr). Has been connected to Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r /star-/, “star”) (whence Middle Persian 𐭮𐭲𐭫 (stl /star/, “star”), 𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭫𐭪 (stʾlk /stārag/, “star”), Persian ستاره (setâre, “star”), Northern Kurdish estêre), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (if so, a distant doublet of star); or else to Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (Ištar, “Ishtar”) (Hebrew עִשְׁתָּר (ʿištār)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕsʹtə, IPA(key): /ˈɛstə/
- (General American) enPR: ĕsʹtər, IPA(key): /ˈɛstɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)
- Homophone: ester
Proper noun
[edit]Esther
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- A female given name from Persian.
- A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- The heroine of the Book of Esther.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Esther 2:7:
- And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father or mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]female given name
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book of the Bible
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the heroine of the Book of Esther
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Anagrams
[edit]Danish
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[edit]Esther
- a female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester
Dutch
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Esther f
- (biblical) the Book of Esther
- (biblical) Esther, the main character of the Book of Esther
- a female given name
French
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Esther f
- (Biblical characters) Esther
- (Books of the Bible) the book of Esther
- a female given name, equivalent to English Esther
Derived terms
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[edit]German
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[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Esther
- Esther (biblical character)
- the book of Esther
- a female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester
Latin
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr) (possibly via Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr)), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r /star-/, “star”) or from עִשְׁתָּר (ʿištār, “Ishtar”). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (stl /star/, “star”), [script needed] (stʾlk' /stārag/, “star”), Modern Persian ستاره (setâre, “star”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈes.tʰeːr/, [ˈɛs̠t̪ʰeːr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈes.ter/, [ˈɛst̪er]
Proper noun
[edit]Esthēr f (indeclinable) or Esther f sg (genitive Esthēris); third declension
Declension
[edit]Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
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| Nominative | Esthēr Esther |
| Genitive | Esthēr Esthēris |
| Dative | Esthēr Esthērī |
| Accusative | Esthēr Esthērem |
| Ablative | Esthēr Esthēre |
| Vocative | Esthēr Esther |
Further reading
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Liber Esther on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
Liber Esther on the Latin Wikisource.Wikisource la
Norwegian
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[edit]Esther
- a female given name, a less common spelling of Ester
Portuguese
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[edit]Esther f
- a female given name, variant of Ester
Spanish
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Esther f
- Esther
- a female given name, equivalent to English Esther
Proper noun
[edit]Esther m
- the book of Esther
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