Esperanto

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Etymology

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From Latin cista, Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, chest, box, basket, hamper), German Kiste.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkesto]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Hyphenation: kes‧to

Noun

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kesto (accusative singular keston, plural kestoj, accusative plural kestojn)

  1. box, chest

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kestää +‎ -o

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkesto/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠to̞]
  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Hyphenation(key): kes‧to

Noun

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kesto

  1. durability
  2. duration
  3. (in compounds) permanent, durable, long-life (designed to last for a long time)
    kestomagneettipermanent magnet
    kestokulutustavaratdurables, durable goods
    kestomaitolong-life milk
  4. (in compounds) longtime (having endured for a long period of time)
    kestosuosikkilongtime favorite

Declension

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Inflection of kesto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kesto kestot
genitive keston kestojen
partitive kestoa kestoja
illative kestoon kestoihin
singular plural
nominative kesto kestot
accusative nom. kesto kestot
gen. keston
genitive keston kestojen
partitive kestoa kestoja
inessive kestossa kestoissa
elative kestosta kestoista
illative kestoon kestoihin
adessive kestolla kestoilla
ablative kestolta kestoilta
allative kestolle kestoille
essive kestona kestoina
translative kestoksi kestoiksi
abessive kestotta kestoitta
instructive kestoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kesto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kestoni kestoni
accusative nom. kestoni kestoni
gen. kestoni
genitive kestoni kestojeni
partitive kestoani kestojani
inessive kestossani kestoissani
elative kestostani kestoistani
illative kestooni kestoihini
adessive kestollani kestoillani
ablative kestoltani kestoiltani
allative kestolleni kestoilleni
essive kestonani kestoinani
translative kestokseni kestoikseni
abessive kestottani kestoittani
instructive
comitative kestoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kestosi kestosi
accusative nom. kestosi kestosi
gen. kestosi
genitive kestosi kestojesi
partitive kestoasi kestojasi
inessive kestossasi kestoissasi
elative kestostasi kestoistasi
illative kestoosi kestoihisi
adessive kestollasi kestoillasi
ablative kestoltasi kestoiltasi
allative kestollesi kestoillesi
essive kestonasi kestoinasi
translative kestoksesi kestoiksesi
abessive kestottasi kestoittasi
instructive
comitative kestoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kestomme kestomme
accusative nom. kestomme kestomme
gen. kestomme
genitive kestomme kestojemme
partitive kestoamme kestojamme
inessive kestossamme kestoissamme
elative kestostamme kestoistamme
illative kestoomme kestoihimme
adessive kestollamme kestoillamme
ablative kestoltamme kestoiltamme
allative kestollemme kestoillemme
essive kestonamme kestoinamme
translative kestoksemme kestoiksemme
abessive kestottamme kestoittamme
instructive
comitative kestoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kestonne kestonne
accusative nom. kestonne kestonne
gen. kestonne
genitive kestonne kestojenne
partitive kestoanne kestojanne
inessive kestossanne kestoissanne
elative kestostanne kestoistanne
illative kestoonne kestoihinne
adessive kestollanne kestoillanne
ablative kestoltanne kestoiltanne
allative kestollenne kestoillenne
essive kestonanne kestoinanne
translative kestoksenne kestoiksenne
abessive kestottanne kestoittanne
instructive
comitative kestoinenne

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compounds

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Esperanto kestoLatin cistaAncient Greek κίστη (kístē)German Kiste.

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Noun

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kesto (plural kesti)

  1. packing case, box, chest (of tea, soap, etc.), case (of wine, etc.)

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