trest

See also: tresť

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtrɛst]
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Noun

trest m inan

  1. punishment, penalty, sentence
    trest smrtideath penalty
    uložit trestto penalize

Declension

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French treste, variant of trestre, trastre, from Latin trānstrum; doublet of traunsom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɛst(ə)/, /ˈtrɛːt(ə)/

Noun

trest (plural trestes)

  1. trestle, support
  2. (rare) tripod

Descendants

  • Scots: trest

References

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trъstь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈtrɛst/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈtrɛst/

Noun

trest f

  1. cane, reed

Declension

original
especially later

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Romansch

Adjective

trest m (feminine singular tresta, masculine plural trests, feminine plural trestas)

  1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) alternative form of trist (sad)

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) allegher
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) legher
  • (Sursilvan) leger

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English trest, from Old French trastre, from Latin trānstrum; related to English trestle.

Noun

trest (plural trests)

  1. A beam.
  2. A stool.