esam

Borrowed from Latin exāmen. Compare scuam.

esam m (plural esams)

1. exam, examination, review, test

• esaminâ

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.sam/, [ˈɛs̠ä̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.sam/, [ˈɛːs̬äm]

ēsam

1. accusative feminine singular of ēsus

esam

1. Early Latin form of eram

• IPA^(key): [ˈæsːam]

esam

1. (we) are; first-person plural present indicative of būt

esam (invariable)

1. (somewhat rare, poetic, used with the equally poetic reflexive forms of sacīt, teikt - sacīties, teikties) being; adverbial object-of-perception present active participle of būt

   LVC sakās esam neziņā par negodīgu praksi ceļu būvē.

   LVC (Latvian State Roads) claims to being unaware of unscrupulous practices in road construction.

   Viņš teicās esam slims. ― He claimed to being sick.