ceste

See also: cestě, céste, and česte

French

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛt/

Pronoun

ceste f

1. Obsolete spelling of cette.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin cestus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛst/

Noun

ceste m (plural cestes)

1. 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

1. (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

1. plural of cesta

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkes.te/, [ˈkɛs̠t̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃes.te/, [ˈt͡ʃɛst̪e]

Noun

ceste m

1. vocative singular of cestus

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛstɛ]

Adjective

ceste

1. inflection of cesty:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Slovak

Noun

ceste f

1. dative/locative singular of cesta

Noun

ceste n

1. locative singular of cesto

Venetan

Etymology

From the French c’est (la vie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeste/

Interjection

ceste!

1. (Vicentine slang) that’s life!

Usage notes

• Said after something bad but unavoidable happens.