cest

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English

Etymology

Latin cestus.

Pronunciation

Noun

cest (plural cests)

  1. Alternative form of cestus (“woman's girdle”)
    • 1746, William Collins, Ode on the Poetical Character:
      The cest of amplest power is given

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Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

cest

  1. genitive plural of cesta

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French cist.

Adjective

cest

  1. masculine singular of ce used before a vowel or a mute h followed by a vowel
    cest honneur
    this honor
Descendants
  • French: cet

Etymology 2

Contraction

cest

  1. Alternative form of c'est

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

ċest f

  1. Alternative form of ċist

Declension

Declension of ċest (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ċest ċesta, ċeste
accusative ċeste ċesta, ċeste
genitive ċeste ċesta
dative ċeste ċestum

Old French

Adjective

cest m (oblique and nominative feminine singular ceste)

  1. Alternative form of cist

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

cest

  1. second-person singular preterite of cael

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cest gest nghest chest
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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