peste
Cimbrian edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German bezzist, from Old High German bezzisto, from Proto-Germanic *batistaz (“best”). Cognate with German beste, English best.
Adjective edit
peste
References edit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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peste
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French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).
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Noun edit
peste f (plural pestes)
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Verb edit
peste
- inflection of pester:
Further reading edit
- “peste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).
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Noun edit
peste f (plural pesti)
- (pathology) plague
- Guerra, peste e carestia, vanno sempre in compagnia.
- War, plague and famine always accompany each other.
- (figurative) pest, nuisance (person)
- (figurative) urchin (mischievous child)
- (figurative) stench, unbearable smell
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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peste
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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peste
Latin edit
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peste
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Etymology edit
From Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pes‧te
Noun edit
peste f (plural pestes)
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Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Compound of pre + spre, possibly directly from Latin per (“through, along”) super (“above”). Was probably influenced or confused with per extra. Compare Aromanian pisti, pristi.
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Preposition edit
peste (+accusative)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
peste f (plural pestes)
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Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “peste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrower from Spanish peste, from Latin pestis.
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peste (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ)
Noun edit
peste (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- pest; plague; pestilence
- pest; vermin (destructive insect or small animal)
- Synonym: salot
- (vulgar) pest; vermin (obnoxious person)
- Synonyms: asungot, buwisit, sakit sa ulo, salot