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queste

See also: quèste

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin (ec)cu(m) istae (nominative feminine plural of iste).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkwe.ste/
  • Rhymes: -este
  • Hyphenation: qué‧ste

Determiner

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queste

  1. feminine plural of questo

Pronoun

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queste

  1. feminine plural of questo

Latin

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Participle

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queste

  1. vocative masculine singular of questus

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Anglo-Norman queste.

Noun

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queste

  1. Alternative form of quest

Etymology 2

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From Old English *cwiss.

Noun

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queste

  1. Alternative form of quiste

Etymology 3

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From Old French quester.

Verb

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queste

  1. Alternative form of questen

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French queste.

Noun

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queste f (plural questes)

  1. quest

Descendants

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  • French: quête

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin quaesta, from quaesita, from quaesitus. Compare querre.

Noun

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queste oblique singular, f (oblique plural questes, nominative singular queste, nominative plural questes)

  1. search; act, instance of searching

Descendants

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References

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