cesta

See also: cèsta

Asturian

Etymology

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

Noun

cesta f (plural cestes)

1. basket (container)

Synonyms

• cestu

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Czech

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)

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	cesta	cesty
genitive	cesty	cest
dative	cestě	cestám
accusative	cestu	cesty
vocative	cesto	cesty
locative	cestě	cestách
instrumental	cestou	cestami

Related terms

• cestář
• cestička
• cestování
• cestovat
• cestovní
• cestující
• rozcestí
• rozcestník

 

See also

• pěšina
• silnice
• stezka
• trasa

Further reading

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

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃes.ta/

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Noun

cesta f (plural ceste)

1. basket

Anagrams

• caste

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛsta/

Adjective

cesta

1. nominative feminine singular of cesty

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈses.ta/
• Homophone: sexta

Etymology

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

Noun

cesta f (plural cestas)

1. basket

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Romansch

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

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) trucca
• (Surmiran) trocla
• (Surmiran) tgascha
• (Puter) chascha
• (Surmiran) begl

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Serbo-Croatian

FWOTD – 28 August 2013

Alternative forms

• cista (Ikavian)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

Noun

cèsta f (Cyrillic spelling цѐста)

1. road (paved)
2. highway

Declension

Declension of cesta

	singular	plural
nominative	cèsta	ceste
genitive	ceste	céstā
dative	cesti	cestama
accusative	cestu	ceste
vocative	cesto	ceste
locative	cesti	cestama
instrumental	cestom	cestama

Quotations

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:cesta.

Derived terms

• cȅstār
• cestàrina
• cȅstica
• cèstōvnī

See also

• ulica

References

• “cesta” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovak

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

Declension

Declension of cesta

	singular	plural
nominative	cesta	cesty
genitive	cesty	ciest
dative	ceste	cestám
accusative	cestu	cesty
locative	ceste	cestách
instrumental	cestou	cestami

See also

• cestár
• cestovať
• cestovateľ

Noun

cesta

1. genitive singular of cesto

Further reading

• cesta in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sèːsta/

Noun

cẹ́sta f

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

Inflection

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	césta
gen. sing.	céste
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	césta	césti	céste
accusative	césto	césti	céste
genitive	céste	cést	cést
dative	césti	céstama	céstam
locative	césti	céstah	céstah
instrumental	césto	céstama	céstami

Feminine, a-stem, mobile accent
nom. sing.	césta
gen. sing.	cesté
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	césta	cesté	cesté
accusative	cestó	cesté	cesté
genitive	cesté	cestá	cestá
dative	césti	cestáma	cestàm
locative	césti	cestàh	cestàh
instrumental	cestó	cestáma	cestámi

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Cognate with English cist. Compare English chest.

Noun

cesta f (plural cestas)

1. basket
2. (Spain, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela) laundry basket, hamper (made of plastic)
3. (Mexico) laundry basket, hamper (made of soft material such as polyester and/or cotton)

Synonyms

• canasto
• canasta

Derived terms

• cesta de mimbre (“wicker basket”)

Related terms

• cesto