ceste

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛt/

Pronoun

ceste

Obsolete spelling of cette

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin cestus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛst/

Noun

ceste m (plural cestes)

cestus (boxing glove)

Anagrams

secte

Further reading

“ceste” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeste/

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/, [ˈkɛs.tɛ]

Noun

ceste m

vocative singular of cestus

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛstɛ]

Adjective

ceste

nominative neuter singular of cesty
accusative neuter singular of cesty
nominative plural of cesty
accusative plural of cesty

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.

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