/ɛˈsʲîːbʲeː/
KilmėFrom the stem es- of the verb būti (“to be”), cf. esu (“I am”) + the suffix -ybė (“-ness; -ity”).
An equivalent construction exists in Latvian, although with a different sense: esība (“being, the fact of existing”).
- entity (something or somebody that exists as an individual unit)
- being, creature
Formosesýbė(canonical, feminine, stress-pattern-1) · esýbės(plural) · esýbė(nominative, singular) · esýbės(nominative, plural) · esýbės(genitive, singular) · esýbių(genitive, plural) · esýbei(dative, singular) · esýbėms(dative, plural) · esýbę(accusative, singular) · esýbes(accusative, plural) · esýbe(instrumental, singular) · esýbėmis(instrumental, plural) · esýbėje(locative, singular) · esýbėse(locative, plural) · esýbe(singular, vocative) · esýbės(plural, vocative)