ceste
See also: cestě, céste, and česte
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛt/
Pronoun
ceste f
- Obsolete spelling of cette
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin cestus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛst/
Noun
ceste m (plural cestes)
- cestus (boxing glove)
Further reading
- “ceste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- secte
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ste/
- Rhymes: -este
- Hyphenation: cé‧ste
Etymology 1
From the French c’est (la vie).
Interjection
ceste
- (Vicentine slang) that’s life!
Usage notes
- Said after something bad but unavoidable happens.
Etymology 2
A regular plural form of cesta.
Noun
ceste f
- plural of cesta
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkes.te/, [ˈkɛs̠t̪ɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃes.te/, [ˈt͡ʃɛst̪e]
Noun
ceste m
- vocative singular of cestus
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛstɛ]
Adjective
ceste
- inflection of cesty:
- neuter nominative/accusative singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Slovak
Noun
ceste f
- dative/locative singular of cesta
Noun
ceste n
- locative singular of cesto
Venetian
Etymology
From the French c’est (la vie).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeste/
Interjection
ceste!
- (Vicentine slang) that’s life!
Usage notes
- Said after something bad but unavoidable happens.