quiste
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English *cwiss, from Proto-Germanic *kwissiz; the consonantism is from influence from quethen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwist/, /kwɛst/
Noun
quiste (plural questes)
- (rare) One's will and testament.
- (Late Middle English, rare) Bequest, inheritance
References
- “quist(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-3.
Spanish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “pouch, bladder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiste/ [ˈkis.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -iste
- Syllabification: quis‧te
Noun
quiste m (plural quistes)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “quiste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
Tarantino
Pronoun
quiste m sg (plural chiste)
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- enm:Death
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