quiste
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English *cwiss, from Proto-Germanic *kwissiz; the consonantism is from influence from quethen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quiste (plural questes)
- (rare) One's will and testament.
- (Late Middle English, rare) Bequest, inheritance
References edit
- “quist(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-3.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “pouch, bladder”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quiste m (plural quistes)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “quiste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tarantino edit
Pronoun edit
quiste m sg (plural chiste)