trest

trest

See also: tresť and Třešť

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtrɛst]
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Noun

trest m inan (diminutive trestík)

  1. punishment, penalty, sentence
    trest smrtideath penalty
    uložit trestto penalize

Declension

nouns
verbs

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French treste, variant of trestre, trastre, from Latin trānstrum; doublet of traunsom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɛst(ə)/, /ˈtrɛːt(ə)/

Noun

trest (plural trestes)

  1. trestle, support
  2. (rare) tripod

Descendants

  • Scots: trest

References

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trъstь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈtrɛst/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈtrɛst/

Noun

trest f

  1. cane, reed

Declension

original
especially later

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Romansh

Adjective

trest m (feminine singular tresta, masculine plural trests, feminine plural trestas)

  1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) alternative form of trist (sad)

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) allegher
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) legher
  • (Sursilvan) leger

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English trest, from Old French trastre, from Latin trānstrum; related to English trestle.

Noun

trest (plural trests)

  1. A beam.
  2. A stool.