Contents
English
Etymology
From Middle French peste (=modern French), from Latin pestis
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛst
Noun
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Singular pest |
Plural pests |
pest (plural pests)
- (originally) A plague, pestilence, epidemic
- An annoying, harmful, often destructive creature.
- An annoying person.
- (British, slang) Someone with poor social discipline who continually bothers disinterested women.
- Stop being such a pest and leave that girl alone!
Synonyms
- (creature) bug
Related terms
Anagrams
Croatian
Noun
pest f (plural pesti)
- A fist
Declension
declension of pest| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pest | pesti |
| genitive | pesti | pesti |
| dative | pesti | pestima |
| accusative | pest | pesti |
| vocative | pesti | pesti |
| locative | pesti | pestima |
| instrumental | pešću / pesti | pestima |
Danish
Etymology
From French peste, from Latin pestis (“‘disease, plague, pest, destruction’”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /pɛst/, [pʰɛsd̥]
Noun
pest c. (uncountable, singular indefinite pest, singular definite pesten)
- (pathology) plague
- (archaic, humorous) pestilence
Dutch
Noun
pest (plural pesten, diminutive pestje, diminutive plural pestjes)
Derived terms
- pestbacil m.
- pestblaar m. and f.
- pestbuil m. and f.
- pestepidemie f.
- pesten (verb)
- pester m.
- pesterij f.
- pestgeval n.
- pestgezwel n.
- pesthaard m.
- pesthol n.
- pesthuis n.
- pestkop m.
- pestlijder m.
- pestlucht m. and f.
- pestilent
- pestvent m.
- pestvogel m.
- pestziek
Verb
pest
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA: /peːst/
Noun
pést f. (dual pesti, plural pesti)
- (anatomy) fist
Derived terms
Swedish
Noun
pest c.
Related terms
- pest och pina
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