preste

See also: presté

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian presto. Doublet of prêt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɛst/

Adjective

preste (plural prestes)

1. (literary) agile, quick

   Synonyms: rapide, agile, prompt

   avoir des gestes prestes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• prestidigitateur

Further reading

• “preste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle English

Noun

preste

1. Alternative form of prest (“priest”)

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Verb

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpres.te/, [ˈpɾes.te]

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish preste, prestre, borrowed from Old French prestre, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).

Noun

preste m (plural prestes)

1. (historical, obsolete) priest

Synonyms

• cura m, padre m, presbítero m, sacerdote m

Related terms

• arcipreste

Etymology 2

Conjugated forms of the verb prestar (“to loan”).

Verb

preste

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of prestar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of prestar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of prestar.