English

Noun

cest ‎(plural cests)

1. (obsolete) A woman's girdle; a cestus.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛst/

Noun

cest

1. genitive plural of cesta

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French cist.

Adjective

cest

1. masculine singular form of ce used before a vowel or a mute h followed by a vowel

   cest honneur‎

   this honor

Descendants

• French: cet

Contraction

cest

1. Alternative form of c'est

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kistō, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη ‎(kístē). Cognate with Old Frisian kiste, Middle Dutch kiste (Dutch kist), Old High German chista (German Kiste), Old Norse kista.

Pronunciation

Noun

ċest f

1. box; coffer

Descendants

• English: chest

Old French

Adjective

cest m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular ceste)

1. Alternative form of cist

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cefaist (literary)

Verb

cest

1. second-person singular preterite of cael

Mutation