cuest

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • chest (formal variant)
  • quest (Western orthography)
  • cost (Novarese spelling)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum (deictic) +‎ iste (“that”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʷest/
    • IPA(key): [ˈkʷɛs(t)], [ˈkʷes(t)]
    • (Novarese) IPA(key): [ˈkust]

Usage notes

When followed by a word starting with consonant, it's often pronounced without the ending /t/.

Determiner

cuest m (feminine singular cuesta, masculine plural cuestj, feminine plural cueste)

  1. alternative form of chest (“this”)

Pronoun

cuest m (feminine singular cuesta, masculine plural cuestj, feminine plural cueste)

  1. alternative form of chest (“this”)

Synonyms

  • chell chí, cuell chí
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