kest

See also: kést

English

Verb

kest (third-person singular simple present kests, present participle kesting, simple past and past participle kest)

  1. Obsolete spelling of cast

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

Possibly same root as in kesi, from Proto-Finnic *keci.

Noun

kest (genitive kesta, partitive kesta)

  1. husk, shell
  2. sheath
  3. envelope
  4. casing, housing
  5. hull

Inflection

Derived terms

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), kest”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • kest in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN

Tocharian B

Noun

kest

  1. hunger
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