kesto

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin cista, Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “chest, box, basket, hamper”), German Kiste.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -esto
• Hyphenation: kes‧to

Noun

kesto (accusative singular keston, plural kestoj, accusative plural kestojn)

1. box, chest

Derived terms

• sablokesto

Finnish

Etymology

kestää +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkesto/,
• Rhymes: -esto
• Syllabification^(key): kes‧to

Noun

kesto

1. durability
2. duration
3. (in compounds) permanent, durable, long-life (designed to last for a long time)

   kestomagneetti ― permanent magnet

   kestokulutustavarat ― durables, durable goods

   kestomaito ― long-life milk

4. (in compounds) longtime (having endured for a long period of time)

   kestosuosikki ― longtime favorite

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kesto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• koste, sotke

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto kesto, Latin cista, Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē), German Kiste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkesto/

Noun

kesto (plural kesti)

1. packing case, box, chest (of tea, soap, etc.), case (of wine, etc.)

Derived terms

• enkestigar (“to encase, pack, box, put into a box”)
• tirkesto