cheste

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Lombard

Alternative forms

  • cueste (formal variant)
  • chest (Western orthography)
  • chesti (Valtellina orthography, South-Eastern orthography)

Pronunciation

Determiner

cheste f pl

  1. feminine plural of chest (“this”): these

Pronoun

cheste f pl

  1. feminine plural of chest (“this”): these

Synonyms

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ċest, ċist, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). The final vowel is from the Old English oblique cases.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛst(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃist(ə)/, /ˈkist(ə)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛst(ə)

Noun

cheste (plural chestes)

  2. A large container; a chest or footlocker.
  3. A safe, strongbox; a secure chest for treasured items and possessions.
  4. A coffin or casket (a box where the remains of the dead are stored)
  5. chest, abdomen (central portion of the body; home of the soul in medieval thought)
  6. (rare) A basket or bowl; a container without a top side.
  7. (rare) A separated or divided area; a section.
Descendants
  • English: chest
  • Scots: kist
References

Etymology 2

Noun

cheste

  2. Alternative form of chest (“discord”)

Old Irish

Verb

cheste

  1. Alternative spelling of chéste
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