cheste

See also: chéste

Lombard

Alternative forms

• cueste (formal variant)
• chest (Western orthography)
• chesti (Valtellina orthography, South-Eastern orthography)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeste/
  • (Western) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛs(t)], [ˈkes(t)]
  • (Eastern) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛste], [ˈkeste]
  • (Valtellina, South-Eastern) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛsti], [ˈkesti]

Determiner

cheste f pl

1. feminine plural of chest (“this”): these

Pronoun

cheste f pl

1. feminine plural of chest (“this”): these

Synonyms

• chelle chí, cuelle chí

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English ċest, ċist, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). The final vowel is from the Old English oblique cases.

Alternative forms

• chist, chiste, chyst, cyst, kist, kiste, kyst, kyste
• cæste (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛst(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃist(ə)/, /ˈkist(ə)/
• Rhymes: -ɛst(ə)

Noun

cheste (plural chestes)

1. A large container; a chest or footlocker.
2. A safe, strongbox; a secure chest for treasured items and possessions.
3. A coffin or casket (a box where the remains of the dead are stored)
4. chest, abdomen (central portion of the body; home of the soul in medieval thought)
5. (rare) A basket or bowl; a container without a top side.
6. (rare) A separated or divided area; a section.

Descendants

• English: chest
• Scots: kist

References

• “chest(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 April 2018.

Etymology 2

Noun

cheste

2. alternative form of chest (“discord”)

Old Irish

Verb

cheste

1. alternative spelling of chéste