cheste

See also: chéste

Lombard

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeste/
    • (Western) IPA(key): [ˈkɛs(t)], [ˈkes(t)]
    • (Eastern) IPA(key): [ˈkɛste], [ˈkeste]
    • (Valtellina, South-Eastern) IPA(key): [ˈkɛsti], [ˈkesti]

Determiner

cheste f pl

  1. feminine plural of chest (this): these

Pronoun

cheste f pl

  1. feminine plural of chest (this): these

Synonyms

  • chelle chí, cuelle chí

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited 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)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

cheste

  1. alternative form of chest (discord)

Old Irish

Verb

cheste

  1. alternative spelling of chéste