Estonian

Es·to·ni·an
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UK/ɛˈstəʊ.nɪ.ən/US/ɛˈstoʊ.ni.ən/US/ɛˈstoʊn.jən/

adjective

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language.

Similar
Esthonian
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Meanings

adjectiveEstonian (not comparable)

alternative abbreviation Est. · alternative dated Esthonian

  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language.
nounEstonian (countable and uncountable, plural Estonians)

plural Estonians · alternative abbreviation Est. · alternative dated Esthonian

  1. countableA person of the indigenous ethnic group of Estonia or someone descended from such people.
  2. countablerareAny person from Estonia or someone descended from such people.
  3. uncountableThe Uralic language that is the official language of Estonia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages

Similar
Esthonian
Broader
FennicFinnicNon-Ugric

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Estonia + -an.

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Translations

Afrikaans Esties, Estlands
  • Estiesof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Estlandsof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Estieslanguage
  • Estlandslanguage
  • Estslanguage
  • Estperson
  • Estlanderperson
Arabic إِسْتُونِيّ, إِسْتُونِيَّة
  • إِسْتُونِيّ (ʔistōniyy)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • إِسْتُونِيَّة (ʔistūniyya)language
  • إِسْتُونِيّ (ʔistōniyy)person
  • إِسْتُونِيَّة (ʔistōniyya)person
Basque estoniar, estoniera
  • estoniarof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estonieralanguage
  • estoniarperson
Bengali এস্তোনীয়
  • এস্তোনীয় (estōniẏo)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Brazilian Portuguese estônio
  • estônioof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Bulgarian есто́нски, есто́нски
  • есто́нски (estónski)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • есто́нски (estónski)language
  • есто́нец (estónec)person
  • есто́нка (estónka)person
Catalan estonià, estoniana
  • estoniàof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estonianaof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estoniàlanguage
  • estoniàperson
  • estonianaperson
Chinese Mandarin 愛沙尼亞的 /爱沙尼亚的, 愛沙尼亞語 /爱沙尼亚语
  • 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
  • 愛沙尼亞語 /爱沙尼亚语 (Àishāníyàyǔ)language
  • 愛沙尼亞人 /爱沙尼亚人 (Àishāníyàrén)person
Czech estonský, estonština
  • estonskýof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estonštinalanguage
  • Estonecperson
  • Estonkaperson
Danish estisk, estisk
  • estiskof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estisklanguage
  • estperson
  • estlænderperson
Dutch Ests, Estisch
  • Estsof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Estischof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Estslanguage
  • Estischlanguage
  • Estperson
  • Estlanderperson
  • Estlandseperson
Esperanto estona
  • estonaof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Estonian eesti, Eesti
  • eestiof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Eestiof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • eestilanguage
  • eesti keellanguage
  • eestlaneperson
  • eestlannaperson
  • eestimaalaneperson
European Portuguese estónio
  • estónioof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Finnish virolainen, viro
  • virolainenof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • virolanguage
  • viron kielilanguage
  • virolainenperson
French estonien, estonienne
  • estonienof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estonienneof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estonienlanguage
  • Estonienperson
  • Estonienneperson
German estnisch, Estnisch
  • estnischof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Estnischlanguage
  • Esteperson
  • Estinperson
Greek εσθονικός, εσθονικά
  • εσθονικός (esthonikós)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • εσθονικά (esthoniká)language
  • Εσθονός (Esthonós)person
  • Εσθονή (Esthoní)person
Hawaiian ʻEsetonia, ʻEsetonia
  • ʻEsetoniaof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • ʻEsetoniaperson
Hebrew אֶסְטוֹנִית, אֶסְטוֹנִי
  • אֶסְטוֹנִית (estónit)language
  • אֶסְטוֹנִי (estóni)person
  • אֶסְטוֹנִית (estónit)person
Hindi एस्टोनियाई, एस्टोनियाई
  • एस्टोनियाई (esṭoniyāī)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • एस्टोनियाई (esṭoniyāī)language
  • एस्तोनियावासी (estoniyāvāsī)person
Hungarian észt, észt
  • észtof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • észtlanguage
  • észtperson
Icelandic eistneskur, eistneska
  • eistneskurof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • eistneskalanguage
  • Eistiperson
  • Eistlendingurperson
Irish Eastónach, Eastóinis
  • Eastónachof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Eastóinislanguage
  • Eastónachperson
Italian estone, estone
  • estoneof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estonelanguage
  • estoneperson
Japanese エストニアの, エストニア語
  • エストニアの (Esutonia no)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • エストニア語 (Esutonia-go)language
  • エストニア人 (esutoniajin)person
Korean 에스토니아의, 에스토니아어
  • 에스토니아의 (Eseutonia-ui)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • 에스토니아어 (Eseutonia'eo)language
  • 에스토니아인 (eseutoniain)person
  • 에스토니아 사람 (eseutonia saram)person
Latin Estonicus, Æstonicus
  • Estonicusof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Æstonicusof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Latvian igauņu, igaunisks
  • igauņuof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • igaunisksof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • igauņu valodalanguage
  • igauņulanguage
  • igaunisperson
  • igaunieteperson
Lithuanian estų, estiškas
  • estųof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estiškasof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estaslanguage
  • estėlanguage
  • estų kalbalanguage
  • estasperson
  • estėperson
Malay Estonia
  • Estoniaof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Norwegian Bokmål estisk, estlandsk
  • estiskof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estlandskof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estisklanguage
  • estlandsklanguage
  • esterperson
  • estlenderperson
  • estlendingperson
Persian استونیائی, استونیایی
  • استونیائی (estuniyâ'i)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • استونیایی (estuniyâyi)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • استونیائی (estuniyâ'i)language
  • استونیایی (estuniyâyi)language
  • استونیائی (estuniyâ'i)person
  • استونیایی (estuniyâyi)person
Polish estoński, język estoński
  • estońskiof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • język estońskilanguage
  • Estończykperson
  • Estonkaperson
Portuguese estoniano, estoniano
  • estonianolanguage
  • estonianoperson
Romanian eston, estonian
  • estonof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estonianof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estonălanguage
  • estonianălanguage
  • estonperson
  • estonăperson
  • estonianperson
  • estonianăperson
Russian эсто́нский, эсто́нский
  • эсто́нский (estónskij)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • эсто́нский (estónskij)language
  • эсто́нец (estónec)person
  • эсто́нка (estónka)person
Scottish Gaelic Eastoinis
  • Eastoinislanguage
Slovak estónsky, estónčina
  • estónskyof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estónčinalanguage
  • Estónecperson
  • Estónkaperson
Spanish estonio, estonio
  • estonioof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estoniolanguage
  • estonioperson
  • estoniaperson
Swedish estnisk, estniska
  • estniskof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • estniskalanguage
  • estperson
  • estniskaperson
Tagalog Estonyano, Estonyano
  • Estonyanoof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Estonyanolanguage
  • Estonyanoperson
Thai เอสโตเนีย
  • เอสโตเนีย (ées-dtoo-niia)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Turkish Eston, Estonyalı
  • Estonof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Estonyalıperson
  • Estonperson
Ukrainian есто́нський, есто́нська
  • есто́нський (estónsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • есто́нська (estónsʹka)language
  • есто́нець (estónecʹ)person
  • есто́нка (estónka)person
Vietnamese E-xtô-ni-a
  • E-xtô-ni-aof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
Welsh Estonaidd, Estoneg
  • Estonaiddof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Estonegof, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language
  • Estoneglanguage
  • Estoniadperson
Yiddish עסטיש
  • עסטיש (estish)of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Estonian

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Estonian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Estonian

MLA

“Estonian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Estonian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Estonian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Estonian.

Source: Estonian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.