See also: cèsta, cěsta, and česta

Asturian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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cesta f (plural cestes)

  1. basket (container)

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Basque zesta. Doublet of cista.

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cesta f (plural cestes)

  1. cesta, xistera (basket used in jai alai)
    Synonym: txistera
  2. Clipping of cesta punta.

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Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech cěsta, from Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛsta]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ce‧s‧ta
  • Rhymes: -ɛsta

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cesta f

  1. road
    být na cestáchto be on the way
    Se dala na cestu.She set off.
  2. journey
  3. path (graph theory)

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Further reading

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  • cesta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • cesta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • cesta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since the 13th century. Inherited from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē), but semantically closer to Proto-Celtic *kist-: Middle Irish cess (basket, causeway of wickerwork, beehive), Old Welsh cest (basket).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈθesta/ [ˈθes̺.t̪ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ˈsesta/ [ˈses.t̪ɐ]

  • Rhymes: -esta
  • Hyphenation: ces‧ta

Noun

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cesta f (plural cestas)

  1. basket, specially larger ones without handles or with side handles
    • 1272, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Mosteiro de Montederramo, page 469:
      darnos kada ano una cesta de peras
      give to us each year a basket of pears
  2. (regional) smaller basket with a central handle
    Synonym: cesto
  3. (regional) muzzle
    Synonyms: bocal, vetillo
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Italian

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Etymology

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

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cesta f (plural ceste)

  1. basket

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  • cesta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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cesta

  1. feminine nominative singular of cesty

Portuguese

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Uma cesta de ovos
 
Uma cesta de basquete

Etymology

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

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cesta f (plural cestas)

  1. basket
    1. a lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom
    2. (basketball) a circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball

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Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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cesta f (plural cestas)

  1. (Sutsilvan) chest, trunk

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

Noun

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cèsta f (Cyrillic spelling цѐста)

  1. road (paved)
  2. highway

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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

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • cesta”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Silesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Czech cesta.

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cesta f

  1. (Cieszyn) Synonym of drōga (road)
    • 2013 March 30, “CO TYDZIYŃ PO NASZYMU: Obezdrzymy dzisio pieknóm dziedzine”, in Gazetacodzienna[1], archived from the original on 14 August 2022:
      W postrzodku cesty, kiero kludzi łod Cieszyna do Jastrzymbio je tako szumno dziedzina co sie Ze[b]rzidowicami mianuje.
      In the middle of the road that leads from Cieszyn to Jastrzębie is a lovely village called Zebrzydowice.

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Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

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cesta f (declension pattern of žena)

  1. road
  2. way

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Declension of cesta
(pattern žena)
singularplural
nominativecestacesty
genitivecestyciest
dativecestecestám
accusativecestucesty
locativecestecestách
instrumentalcestoucestami

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Noun

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cesta

  1. genitive singular of cesto

Further reading

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  • cesta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

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cẹ́sta f

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

Declension

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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. césta
gen. sing. céste
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
césta césti céste
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
céste cést cést
dative
(dajȃlnik)
césti céstama céstam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
césto césti céste
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
césti céstah céstah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
césto céstama céstami
 
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing. césta
gen. sing. cesté
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
césta cesté cesté
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
cesté cestá cestá
dative
(dajȃlnik)
césti cestáma cestàm
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
cestó cesté cesté
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
césti cestàh cestàh
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
cestó cestáma cestámi

Further reading

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  • cesta”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • cesta”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Doublet of cesto. Cognate with English cist and chest.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθesta/ [ˈθes.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsesta/ [ˈses.t̪a]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -esta
  • Syllabification: ces‧ta

Noun

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cesta f (plural cestas)

  1. basket
    Synonyms: canasto, canasta
  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)

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Descendants

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  • Basque: zesta

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