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See also: pesté, pește, and péste

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German bezzist, from Old High German bezzisto, from Proto-Germanic *batistaz (“best”). Cognate with German beste, English best.

Adjective

peste

  1. superlative degree of guat

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Verb

peste

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of pesten

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).

Pronunciation

Noun

peste f (plural pestes)

  1. plague (disease)
  2. (informal) brat
    Synonym: chipie
  3. (informal, of a girl) pest

Derived terms

Verb

peste

  1. inflection of pester:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).

Pronunciation

Noun

peste f (plural pesti)

  1. (pathology) plague
    Guerra, peste e carestia, vanno sempre in compagnia.
    War, plague and famine always accompany each other.
  2. (figurative) pest, nuisance (person)
  3. (figurative) urchin (mischievous child)
  4. (figurative) stench, unbearable smell

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.ste/
  • Rhymes: -este
  • Hyphenation: pé‧ste

Adjective

peste

  1. feminine plural of pesto

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.ste/
  • Rhymes: -este
  • Hyphenation: pé‧ste

Noun

peste

  1. plural of pesta (“footprint”)

Latin

Noun

peste

  1. ablative singular of pestis

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pes‧te

Noun

peste f (plural pestes)

  1. plague
  2. contagious disease
  3. annoying person

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Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of pre +‎ spre, possibly directly from Latin per (“through, along”) super (“above”). Was probably influenced or confused with per extra. Compare Aromanian pisti, pristi.

Pronunciation

Preposition

peste (+accusative)

  1. over

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeste/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -este
  • Syllabification: pes‧te

Noun

peste f (plural pestes)

  1. plague
  2. contagious disease
  3. reek, unpleasant or repulsive smell

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: pisti
  • → Tagalog: peste

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrower from Spanish peste, from Latin pestis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeste/,
  • Hyphenation: pes‧te

Adjective

peste (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. (vulgar, of a person) annoying

Noun

peste (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. pest; plague; pestilence
    Synonyms: salot, epidemya
  2. pest; vermin (destructive insect or small animal)
    Synonym: salot
  3. (vulgar) pest; vermin (obnoxious person)
    Synonyms: asungot, buwisit, sakit sa ulo, salot

Derived terms

See also

Wikious
Boobota
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