peste
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- péste (Sette Comuni)
Etymology
From Middle High German bezzist, from Old High German bezzisto, from Proto-Germanic *batistaz (“best”). Cognate with German beste, English best.
Adjective
peste
- superlative degree of guat
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
peste
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of pesten
Anagrams
- peest, speet, spete
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛst/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛst
Noun
peste f (plural pestes)
- plague (disease)
- (informal) brat
- Synonym: chipie
- (informal, of a girl) pest
Derived terms
- entre la peste et le choléra
- fuir comme la peste
- peste bubonique
- peste noire
- peste porcine
Verb
peste
- inflection of pester:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “peste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- pètes, pétés
Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ste/
- Rhymes: -ɛste
- Hyphenation: pè‧ste
Noun
peste f (plural pesti)
- (pathology) plague
- Guerra, peste e carestia, vanno sempre in compagnia.
- War, plague and famine always accompany each other.
- (figurative) pest, nuisance (person)
- (figurative) urchin (mischievous child)
- (figurative) stench, unbearable smell
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpe.ste/
- Rhymes: -este
- Hyphenation: pé‧ste
Adjective
peste
- feminine plural of pesto
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpe.ste/
- Rhymes: -este
- Hyphenation: pé‧ste
Noun
peste
- plural of pesta (“footprint”)
Latin
Noun
peste
- ablative singular of pestis
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛs.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈpɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛs.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɛʃ.t(ɨ)/
- Hyphenation: pes‧te
Noun
peste f (plural pestes)
- plague
- contagious disease
- annoying person
Related terms
- pesticida
- pestilento
Romanian
Alternative forms
- preste (archaic)
Etymology
Compound of pre + spre, possibly directly from Latin per (“through, along”) super (“above”). Was probably influenced or confused with per extra. Compare Aromanian pisti, pristi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpes.te/
Audio (file)
Preposition
peste (+accusative)
- over
Related terms
- pe
See also
- deasupra
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeste/ [ˈpes.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -este
- Syllabification: pes‧te
Noun
peste f (plural pestes)
- plague
- contagious disease
- reek, unpleasant or repulsive smell
Derived terms
- apestar
- echar pestes
- hablar pestes
- peste bovina
- peste bubónica
- peste cristal
- peste negra
- soltar pestes
Related terms
- pesticida
- pestilencia
- pestilente
Descendants
- → Cebuano: pisti
- → Tagalog: peste
Further reading
- “peste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrower from Spanish peste, from Latin pestis.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pes‧te
- IPA(key): /ˈpeste/, [ˈpes.te]
Adjective
peste
- (vulgar, of a person) annoying
Noun
peste
- pest; plague; pestilence
- Synonyms: salot, epidemya
- pest; vermin (destructive insect or small animal)
- Synonym: salot
- (vulgar) pest; vermin (obnoxious person)
- Synonyms: asungot, buwisit, sakit sa ulo, salot
Derived terms
- mameste
- pestehin
See also
- hayop