peste

See also: pesté, pește, and péste

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

peste

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of pesten

Anagrams


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pestis (plague; pest).

Noun

peste f (plural pestes)

  1. plague (disease)
  2. (informal) brat
    Synonym: chipie
  3. (informal, of a girl) pest

Verb

peste

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pester
  2. third-person singular present indicative of pester
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of pester
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of pester
  5. second-person singular imperative of pester

Further reading

Anagrams


Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin pestis (plague; pest).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛs.te/
  • Hyphenation: pè‧ste

Noun

peste f (plural pesti)

  1. (medicine) plague
    Guerra, peste e carestia, vanno sempre in compagnia.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (figuratively) pest, nuisance (person)
  3. (figuratively) urchin (mischievous child)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpes.te/
  • Hyphenation: pé‧ste

Adjective

peste

  1. feminine plural of pesto

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpes.te/

Noun

peste

  1. plural of pesta (footprint)

Latin

Noun

peste

  1. ablative singular of pestis

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pestis (plague; pest).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

peste f (plural pestes)

  1. plague
  2. contagious disease
  3. annoying person

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpes.te/

Preposition

peste (+accusative)

  1. over

See also


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pestis (plague; pest).

Noun

peste f (plural pestes)

  1. plague
  2. contagious disease
  3. (slang, Mexico) reek, unpleasant or repulsive smell

Derived terms

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