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dest

dest

See also: dëst and déšť

English

Noun

dest (plural dests)

  1. Abbreviation of destination.

Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰés-to- (hand) < *ǵʰes-. Cognate with Persian دست (dast), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 (zasta) and Sanskrit हस्त (hasta).

Noun

dest ?

  1. hand

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • daethost (literary)
  • delest (colloquial)
  • desest (colloquial)
  • dethest (colloquial)
  • doist (colloquial)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛst/

Verb

dest

  1. (colloquial) second-person singular preterite of dod

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dest ddest nest unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Persian دست (dast)

Noun

dest ?

  1. hand