то єст

See also: то ест

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Literally, “that is”. Cognates include Macedonian то ест (to est), Polish to jest, Russian то есть (to jestʹ), Serbo-Croatian то јест / to jest and Ukrainian то є (to je).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɔ ˈjɛst]
• Hyphenation: то єст

Adverb

то єст (to jest) (initialism т. є.)

1. (idiomatic) that is, that is to say, namely, i.e.

   Synonym: односно (odnosno)

Usage notes

• Outside of this fixed phrase, usage of єст (jest) to mean "is" is uncommon. є (je) is often used in its place.

References

• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “say (said, said)”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 264