cueste

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin costa. Compare Italian costa, Romansch costa, Dalmatian cuasta, Romanian coastă, French côte, Spanish cuesta.

Noun

cueste f (plural cuestis)

1. (anatomy) rib
2. (geography) coast

Related terms

• cuestam

Lombard

Alternative forms

• cheste (formal variant)
• quest, queste (Western orthography)
• quest (Valtellina orthography, South-Eastern orthography)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʷeste/
  • (Western) IPA^(key): [ˈkʷɛs(t)], [ˈkʷes(t)]
  • (Eastern) IPA^(key): [ˈkʷɛste], [ˈkʷeste]
  • (Valtellina, South-Eastern) IPA^(key): [ˈkʷɛsti], [ˈkʷesti]

Determiner

cueste f pl

1. feminine plural of cuest (“this”)

Pronoun

cueste f pl

1. feminine plural of cuest (“this”)

Synonyms

• chelle chí, cuelle chí

Spanish

Verb

cueste

1. inflection of costar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative