# Ester
## English
### Proper noun

Ester
* A female given name from Hebrew, alternative form of Esther

### Anagrams

* Reset, Steer, Trees, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, stere, teers, teres, terse, trees

## Asturian
### Proper noun

Ester f
* Esther (biblical character).
* a female given name from Hebrew

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əsˈter]
* IPA: (Balearic) unknown
* IPA: (Valencia) [esˈter]

### Proper noun

Ester f
* (biblical) Esther
* Esther (book of the Bible)
* a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Esther

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛstɛr]

### Proper noun

Ester f
* Esther (biblical character)
* the book of Esther
* a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Esther

#### Declension
## Danish
### Proper noun

Ester
* Esther (biblical character)
* the book of Esther
* a female given name from Hebrew, usually spelled Esther

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Ester
* Esther (biblical character)
* the book of Esther
* a female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin

#### Related terms

* Esta

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Ester f
* a female given name from Hebrew

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Ester: Esterarson
* daughter of Ester: Esterardóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈester/, [ˈe̞s̠te̞r]
* Rhymes: -ester
* Hyphenation: Es‧ter

### Proper noun

Ester
* Esther (biblical character)
* the book of Esther
* a female given name from Biblical Hebrew
** 2018, Heidi Jaatinen, Koski, Gummerus, →ISBN, pages 198–199:Stiina meni ja sulki Hilja Esterin syliinsä, miten erilainen tämä Hilja oli kuin Kosken Hilja. Hilja Ester tuli nimeensä. Tytön kasvoilla arvokkuus, sisar oli sinut kohtalonsa kanssa, silmät kuin tähdet.Stiina covered Hilja Ester in her lap. Just how different this Hilja was from that of Koskis. Hilja Ester became her name. On her face was a kind of dignity, her sister had come to terms with her fate, her eyes like stars.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Ester (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Esterini
Esterini
accusative
nom.
Esterini
Esterini
gen.
Esterini
genitive
Esterini
Esterieni Estereideni Estereitteni
partitive
Esteriäni
Estereitäni Esterejäni
inessive
Esterissäni
Estereissäni
elative
Esteristäni
Estereistäni
illative
Esteriini
Estereihini
adessive
Esterilläni
Estereilläni
ablative
Esteriltäni
Estereiltäni
allative
Esterilleni
Estereilleni
essive
Esterinäni
Estereinäni
translative
Esterikseni
Estereikseni
abessive
Esterittäni
Estereittäni
instructive
comitative
—Estereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Esterisi
Esterisi
accusative
nom.
Esterisi
Esterisi
gen.
Esterisi
genitive
Esterisi
Esteriesi Estereidesi Estereittesi
partitive
Esteriäsi
Estereitäsi Esterejäsi
inessive
Esterissäsi
Estereissäsi
elative
Esteristäsi
Estereistäsi
illative
Esteriisi
Estereihisi
adessive
Esterilläsi
Estereilläsi
ablative
Esteriltäsi
Estereiltäsi
allative
Esterillesi
Estereillesi
essive
Esterinäsi
Estereinäsi
translative
Esteriksesi
Estereiksesi
abessive
Esterittäsi
Estereittäsi
instructive
comitative
—Estereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Esterimme
Esterimme
accusative
nom.
Esterimme
Esterimme
gen.
Esterimme
genitive
Esterimme
Esteriemme Estereidemme Estereittemme
partitive
Esteriämme
Estereitämme Esterejämme
inessive
Esterissämme
Estereissämme
elative
Esteristämme
Estereistämme
illative
Esteriimme
Estereihimme
adessive
Esterillämme
Estereillämme
ablative
Esteriltämme
Estereiltämme
allative
Esterillemme
Estereillemme
essive
Esterinämme
Estereinämme
translative
Esteriksemme
Estereiksemme
abessive
Esterittämme
Estereittämme
instructive
comitative
—Estereinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Esterinne
Esterinne
accusative
nom.
Esterinne
Esterinne
gen.
Esterinne
genitive
Esterinne
Esterienne Estereidenne Estereittenne
partitive
Esteriänne
Estereitänne Esterejänne
inessive
Esterissänne
Estereissänne
elative
Esteristänne
Estereistänne
illative
Esteriinne
Estereihinne
adessive
Esterillänne
Estereillänne
ablative
Esteriltänne
Estereiltänne
allative
Esterillenne
Estereillenne
essive
Esterinänne
Estereinänne
translative
Esteriksenne
Estereiksenne
abessive
Esterittänne
Estereittänne
instructive
comitative
—Estereinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Esterinsä
Esterinsä
accusative
nom.
Esterinsä
Esterinsä
gen.
Esterinsä
genitive
Esterinsä
Esteriensä Estereidensä Estereittensä
partitive
Esteriään Esteriänsä
Estereitään Esterejään Estereitänsä Esterejänsä
inessive
Esterissään Esterissänsä
Estereissään Estereissänsä
elative
Esteristään Esteristänsä
Estereistään Estereistänsä
illative
Esteriinsä
Estereihinsä
adessive
Esterillään Esterillänsä
Estereillään Estereillänsä
ablative
Esteriltään Esteriltänsä
Estereiltään Estereiltänsä
allative
Esterilleen Esterillensä
Estereilleen Estereillensä
essive
Esterinään Esterinänsä
Estereinään Estereinänsä
translative
Esterikseen Esteriksensä
Estereikseen Estereiksensä
abessive
Esterittään Esterittänsä
Estereittään Estereittänsä
instructive
comitative
—Estereineen Estereinensä :

#### Related terms

* Essi
* Esteri

#### Statistics

* Ester is the 466th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 799 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,892 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* terse

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛstɐ/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Probably a blend of Essig (“vinegar, acetic acid”) +‎ Äther (“ether”), though this is speculative. (Can this etymology be sourced?)
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#### Noun

Ester m (strong, genitive Esters, plural Ester)
* (organic chemistry) ester

##### Descendants

* → English: ester
* → French: ester

### Etymology 2

From Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr).

#### Alternative forms

* Esther

#### Proper noun

Ester f (proper noun, genitive Esters, plural Esters or Ester)
* Esther (biblical character)
* the book of Esther
* a female given name from Hebrew; variant form Esther

##### Declension
## Icelandic
### Proper noun

Ester f (proper noun, genitive singular Esterar)
* a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Esther

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈɛstər/ [ˈɛs.t̪ər]
* Rhymes: -ɛstər
* Homophone: ester

### Proper noun

Ester
* (biblical) the Book of Esther
* (biblical) Esther, the main character of the Book of Esther
* a female given name

### Further reading

* “Ester” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Proper noun

Ester f
* a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Esther
* Esther (biblical character)
* the book of Esther

### Anagrams

* reste, terse

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Ester
* Esther (biblical character)
* the book of Esther
* a female given name from Hebrew, also spelled Esther

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Esther

### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈtɛ(ʁ)/ [isˈtɛ(h)], /esˈtɛ(ʁ)/ [esˈtɛ(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈtɛ(ʁ)/ [isˈtɛ(h)], /esˈtɛ(ʁ)/ [esˈtɛ(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /isˈtɛ(ɾ)/, /esˈtɛ(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃˈtɛ(ʁ)/ [iʃˈtɛ(χ)], /eʃˈtɛ(ʁ)/ [eʃˈtɛ(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /esˈtɛ(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈtɛɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈtɛɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈtɛ.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: Es‧ter

### Proper noun

Ester f
* a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Esther
* (biblical) Esther (Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus)
* (biblical) Esther (the book of the Bible)

#### Coordinate terms

* Génesis (Portugal) ~ Gênesis (Brazil)
* Êxodo
* Levítico
* Números
* Deuteronómio (Portugal) ~ Deuteronômio (Brazil)
* Josué
* Juízes
* Rute
* 1 Samuel
* 2 Samuel
* 1 Reis
* 2 Reis
* 1 Crónicas (Portugal) ~ 1 Crônicas (Brazil)
* 2 Crónicas (Portugal) ~ 2 Crônicas (Brazil)
* Esdras
* Neemias
* Tobias
* Judite
* Ester
* 1 Macabeus
* 2 Macabeus
* Jó
* Salmos
* Provérbios
* Eclesiastes
* Cântico dos Cânticos
* Sabedoria
* Eclesiástico
* Isaías
* Jeremias
* Lamentações
* Baruque
* Ezequiel
* Daniel
* Oseias
* Joel
* Amós
* Abdias
* Jonas
* Miqueias
* Naum
* Habacuc
* Sofonias
* Ageu
* Zacarias
* Malaquias

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish [Term?].

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ester m
* (historical) A village in Constanța County, Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Merged with Pazarlia, which was then renamed to Târgușor.

## Scottish Gaelic
### Proper noun

Ester f (genitive Esteir)
* (biblical) Esther
* (biblical) Esther, the seventeenth book of the Old Testament

#### Coordinate terms

* Genesis
* Ecsodus
* Lebhiticus
* Àireamh
* Deuteronomi
* Iosua
* Britheamhan
* Rut
* 1 Samuel
* 2 Samuel
* 1 Rìghrean
* 2 Rìghrean
* 1 Eachdraidh
* 2 Eachdraidh
* Esra
* Nehemiah
* Ester
* Iob
* Sailm
* Gnàth-fhacail
* Eclesiastes
* Dàn Sholaimh
* Isaiah
* Ieremiah
* Tuireadh
* Eseciel
* Daniel
* Hosèa
* Ioel
* Amos
* Obadiah
* Ionah
* Micah
* Nahum
* Habacuc
* Sephaniah
* Hagai
* Sechariah
* Malachi

## Slovak
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἑσθήρ (Hesthḗr), from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛstɛr/

### Proper noun

Ester f
* (religion) Esther

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈteɾ/ [esˈt̪eɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: Es‧ter

### Proper noun

Ester f
* Esther (biblical character)
    Synonym: Esther
* the book of Esther
* a female given name from Hebrew

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Ester c (genitive Esters)
* Esther (biblical character)
* the book of Esther
* a female given name from Hebrew

### Anagrams

* eters, reste, teers, teser