adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɛˈstəʊ.nɪ.ən/
US:/ɛˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
US:/ɛˈstoʊn.jən/
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rhymes with -əʊniən
CMU ARPABET:EH0 S T OW1 N IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person of the indigenous ethnic group of Estonia or someone descended from such people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any person from Estonia or someone descended from such people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The Uralic language that is the official language of Estonia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or pertaining to Estonia or the people or culture of Estonia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Esthonian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Baltic-Finnic
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Estonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Estonian From Estonia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
267 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Esties
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Afrikaans:
Estlands
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Albanian:
estonez
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Arabic:
إِسْتُونِيّ
(ʔistōniyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Armenian:
էստոնական
(ēstonakan)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Asturian:
estoniu
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Asturian:
estonianu
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Azerbaijani:
eston
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Basque:
estoniar
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Belarusian:
эсто́нскі
(estónski)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Bengali:
এস্তোনীয়
(estōniẏo)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Bulgarian:
есто́нски
(estónski)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Burmese:
အက်စတိုးနီးယား
(akca.tui:ni:ya:)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Catalan:
estonià
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Catalan:
estoniana
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Chinese Mandarin:
愛沙尼亞的 /爱沙尼亚的
(Àishāníyà de)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Czech:
estonský
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Danish:
estisk
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Dutch:
Ests
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Dutch:
Estisch
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Esperanto:
estona
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Estonian:
eesti
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Estonian:
Eesti
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Faroese:
estlendskur
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Faroese:
estiskur
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Finnish:
virolainen
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
French:
estonien
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
French:
estonienne
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Friulian:
eston
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Galician:
estoniano
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Galician:
estoniana
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Georgian:
ესტონური
(esṭonuri)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
German:
estnisch
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Greek:
εσθονικός
(esthonikós)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Hawaiian:
ʻEsetonia
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Hindi:
एस्टोनियाई
(esṭoniyāī)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Hungarian:
észt
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Icelandic:
eistneskur
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Ingrian:
viron
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Irish:
Eastónach
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Italian:
estone
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Japanese:
エストニアの
(Esutonia no)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Kazakh:
эстон
(éston)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Khmer:
អេស្តូនី
(ʼeestounii)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Korean:
에스토니아의
(Eseutonia-ui)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Kyrgyz:
эстон
(eston)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Lao:
ເອັສໂຕເນຍ
(ē ʼas tō nīa)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Latin:
Estonicus
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Latin:
Æstonicus
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Latvian:
igauņu
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Latvian:
igaunisks
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Lithuanian:
estų
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Lithuanian:
estiškas
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Macedonian:
естонски
(estonski)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Malay:
Estonia
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Marathi:
एस्टोनियन
(esṭoniyan)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Mongolian:
эстон
(eston)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Mongolian:
ᠧᠰᠲ᠋ᠣᠨ
(ēston)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Norwegian Bokmål:
estisk
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Norwegian Bokmål:
estlandsk
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
estisk
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
estlandsk
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Pashto:
اېستونیایۍ
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Persian:
استونیائی
(estuniyâ'i)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Persian:
استونیایی
(estuniyâyi)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Polish:
estoński
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Brazilian Portuguese:
estônio
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
European Portuguese:
estónio
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Romanian:
eston
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Romanian:
estonian
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Russian:
эсто́нский
(estónskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Serbo-Croatian:
ѐсто̄нскӣ
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Serbo-Croatian:
èstōnskī
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Slovak:
estónsky
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Slovene:
estónski
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Upper Sorbian:
estiski
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Spanish:
estonio
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Swedish:
estnisk
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Tagalog:
Estonyano
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Tajik:
эстонӣ
(estoni)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Thai:
เอสโตเนีย
(ées-dtoo-niia)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Turkish:
Eston
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Turkmen:
eston
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Ukrainian:
есто́нський
(estónsʹkyj)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Uyghur:
ئېستون
(ëston)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Uzbek:
eston
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Vietnamese:
E-xtô-ni-a
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Welsh:
Estonaidd
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Welsh:
Estoneg
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Yiddish:
עסטיש
(estish)
— of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Afrikaans:
Est
— person
Afrikaans:
Estlander
— person
Albanian:
eston
— person
Arabic:
إِسْتُونِيّ
(ʔistōniyy)
— person
Arabic:
إِسْتُونِيَّة
(ʔistōniyya)
— person
Armenian:
էստոնացի
(ēstonacʻi)
— person
Asturian:
estoniu
— person
Asturian:
estonianu
— person
Asturian:
estonia
— person
Asturian:
estoniana
— person
Azerbaijani:
eston
— person
Basque:
estoniar
— person
Belarusian:
эсто́нец
(estónjec)
— person
Belarusian:
эсто́нка
(estónka)
— person
Bulgarian:
есто́нец
(estónec)
— person
Bulgarian:
есто́нка
(estónka)
— person
Catalan:
estonià
— person
Catalan:
estoniana
— person
Chinese Mandarin:
愛沙尼亞人 /爱沙尼亚人
(Àishāníyàrén)
— person
Czech:
Estonec
— person
Czech:
Estonka
— person
Danish:
est
— person
Danish:
estlænder
— person
Dutch:
Est
— person
Dutch:
Estlander
— person
Dutch:
Estlandse
— person
Estonian:
eestlane
— person
Estonian:
eestlanna
— person
Estonian:
eestimaalane
— person
Faroese:
estlendingur
— person
Finnish:
virolainen
— person
French:
Estonien
— person
French:
Estonienne
— person
Georgian:
ესტონელი
(esṭoneli)
— person
German:
Este
— person
German:
Estin
— person
Greek:
Εσθονός
(Esthonós)
— person
Greek:
Εσθονή
(Esthoní)
— person
Hawaiian:
ʻEsetonia
— person
Hebrew:
אֶסְטוֹנִי
(estóni)
— person
Hebrew:
אֶסְטוֹנִית
(estónit)
— person
Hindi:
एस्तोनियावासी
(estoniyāvāsī)
— person
Hungarian:
észt
— person
Icelandic:
Eisti
— person
Icelandic:
Eistlendingur
— person
Ingrian:
virolain
— person
Ingrian:
villipulli
— person
Irish:
Eastónach
— person
Italian:
estone
— person
Japanese:
エストニア人
(esutoniajin)
— person
Kazakh:
эстон
(éston)
— person
Korean:
에스토니아인
(eseutoniain)
— person
Korean:
에스토니아 사람
(eseutonia saram)
— person
Kyrgyz:
эстон
(eston)
— person
Latvian:
igaunis
— person
Latvian:
igauniete
— person
Lithuanian:
estas
— person
Lithuanian:
estė
— person
Macedonian:
Естонец
(Estonec)
— person
Macedonian:
Естонка
(Estonka)
— person
Marathi:
एस्टोनियन
(esṭoniyan)
— person
Norwegian Bokmål:
ester
— person
Norwegian Bokmål:
estlender
— person
Norwegian Bokmål:
estlending
— person
Norwegian Nynorsk:
estar
— person
Norwegian Nynorsk:
estlendar
— person
Norwegian Nynorsk:
estlending
— person
Pashto:
اېستونیایۍ
— person
Persian:
استونیائی
(estuniyâ'i)
— person
Persian:
استونیایی
(estuniyâyi)
— person
Polish:
Estończyk
— person
Polish:
Estonka
— person
Portuguese:
estoniano
— person
Romanian:
eston
— person
Romanian:
estonă
— person
Romanian:
estonian
— person
Romanian:
estoniană
— person
Russian:
эсто́нец
(estónec)
— person
Russian:
эсто́нка
(estónka)
— person
Serbo-Croatian:
Есто́нац
— person
Serbo-Croatian:
Ѐсто̄нка
— person
Serbo-Croatian:
Estónac
— person
Serbo-Croatian:
Èstōnka
— person
Slovak:
Estónec
— person
Slovak:
Estónka
— person
Slovene:
Estónec
— person
Slovene:
Estónka
— person
Spanish:
estonio
— person
Spanish:
estonia
— person
Swedish:
est
— person
Swedish:
estniska
— person
Tagalog:
Estonyano
— person
Tajik:
эстонӣ
(estoni)
— person
Tatar:
эстон
(eston)
— person
Turkish:
Estonyalı
— person
Turkish:
Eston
— person
Turkmen:
eston
— person
Ukrainian:
есто́нець
(estónecʹ)
— person
Ukrainian:
есто́нка
(estónka)
— person
Uyghur:
ئېستون
(ëston)
— person
Uzbek:
eston
— person
Võro:
eestläne
— person
Welsh:
Estoniad
— person
Afrikaans:
Esties
— language
Afrikaans:
Estlands
— language
Afrikaans:
Ests
— language
Albanian:
gjuha estoneze
— language
Arabic:
إِسْتُونِيَّة
(ʔistūniyya)
— language
Armenian:
էստոներեն
(ēstoneren)
— language
Asturian:
estoniu
— language
Asturian:
estonianu
— language
Basque:
estoniera
— language
Belarusian:
эсто́нская мо́ва
(estónskaja móva)
— language
Belarusian:
эсто́нская
(estónskaja)
— language
Breton:
estoneg
— language
Bulgarian:
есто́нски
(estónski)
— language
Catalan:
estonià
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
愛沙尼亞語 /爱沙尼亚语
(Àishāníyàyǔ)
— language