cesta

Etymology

From Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).

Noun

cesta f (plural cestes)

1. basket (container)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛsta/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsta

Noun

cesta f

1. road
2. journey
3. path (graph theory)

Further reading

• cesta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• cesta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

From the Latin cista, from the Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃesta/

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  (file)

Noun

cesta f (plural ceste)

1. basket

Anagrams

• caste

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛsta/

Adjective

cesta

1. nominative feminine singular of cesty

Etymology

From Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).

Noun

cesta f (plural cestas)

1. basket

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) chista
• (Puter, Vallader) chaista

Etymology

From Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).

Noun

cesta f (plural cestas)

1. (Sutsilvan) chest, trunk

Alternative forms

• cista (Ikavian)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

Noun

cèsta f (Cyrillic spelling цѐста)

1. road (paved)
2. highway

References

• “cesta” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛsta/

Noun

cesta f (genitive singular cesty, nominative plural cesty, genitive plural ciest, declension pattern of žena)

1. road

See also

• cestár
• cestovať
• cestovateľ

Further reading

• cesta in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsèːsta/
• Tonal orthography: cẹ́sta

Noun

césta f (genitive céste or cesté, nominative plural céste or cesté)

1. road (strip of land made suitable for travel)

Etymology

From Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).

Noun

cesta f (plural cestas)

1. basket