Latin
Etymology 1
Form of the verb sum (“am”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛsˈtoː.tɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [esˈtɔː.te]
Verb
estōte
- second-person plural future active imperative of sum
- 405 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.8.33:
- audītē disciplīnam et estōte sapientēs et nōlīte abicere eam
- Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)
- audītē disciplīnam et estōte sapientēs et nōlīte abicere eam
- :
- Estōte parati
- Be ready
- Estōte parati
Etymology 2
Form of the verb edō (“to eat”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eːsˈtoː.tɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [esˈtɔː.te]
Verb
ēstōte