"cuesta" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Asturian]

Forms: cuestes [plural]
Head templates: {{head|ast|noun|||||plural|cuestes|f3accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|head=}} cuesta f (plural cuestes), {{ast-noun|f|cuestes}} cuesta f (plural cuestes)
  1. slope Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cuesta-ast-noun--xrNRJYi Categories (other): Asturian entries with incorrect language header

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkwɛstə/ Forms: cuestas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstə Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cuesta (“slope”). Doublet of coast. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|cuesta|t=slope}} Spanish cuesta (“slope”), {{doublet|en|coast}} Doublet of coast Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuesta (plural cuestas)
  1. (geomorphology) A hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other. Categories (topical): Geomorphology
    Sense id: en-cuesta-en-noun-qxW3rQcJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, geomorphology, natural-sciences

Noun [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cuesta.wav Forms: cuestas [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} cuesta f (plural cuestas)
  1. (geology) cuesta Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-cuesta-fr-noun-Otf--Zve Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Determiner [Lombard]

IPA: /ˈkʷesta/, [ˈkʷɛstɑ] [Western], [ˈkʷestɑ] [Western], [ˈkustɑ] (note: Novarese)
Head templates: {{head|lmo|determiner form|g=f}} cuesta f
  1. feminine singular of cuest (“this”) Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: cuest (extra: this)
    Sense id: en-cuesta-lmo-det-wjYQY-Wt Categories (other): Lombard entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lombard entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chesta [formal, variant], questa [Western] [orthography, writing, journalism, literature, communications, publishing, media]

Pronoun [Lombard]

IPA: /ˈkʷesta/, [ˈkʷɛstɑ] [Western], [ˈkʷestɑ] [Western], [ˈkustɑ] (note: Novarese)
Head templates: {{head|lmo|pronoun form|g=f}} cuesta f
  1. feminine singular of cuest (“this”) Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: cuest (extra: this) Synonyms: chella chí, cuella chí
    Sense id: en-cuesta-lmo-pron-wjYQY-Wt Categories (other): Lombard entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lombard entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chesta [formal, variant], questa [Western] [orthography, writing, journalism, literature, communications, publishing, media]

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈkwesta/, [ˈkwes.t̪a] Forms: cuestas [plural]
Rhymes: -esta Etymology: Inherited from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”), later coming to mean “edge” or “coast” in Medieval Latin. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kost-. Compare the borrowed doublet costa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|costa||rib; side, wall|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”), {{inh+|es|la|costa||rib; side, wall}} Inherited from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”), {{der|es|ine-pro|*kost-}} Proto-Indo-European *kost-, {{doublet|es|costa|notext=1}} costa Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} cuesta f (plural cuestas)
  1. (geology) slope (acclivity or declivity) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: pendiente
    Sense id: en-cuesta-es-noun-dSSX5IZa Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (geography) cuesta Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-cuesta-es-noun-Otf--Zve Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a cuestas, cuesta abajo, cuesta arriba, cuesta de enero Related terms: a costa de, acostar, costado, costilla
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈkwesta/, [ˈkwes.t̪a]
Rhymes: -esta Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} cuesta
  1. inflection of costar: Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: costar Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cuesta-es-verb-ZQxXjPkK Disambiguation of Landforms: 23 9 45 22 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 15 10 50 25
  2. inflection of costar: Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: costar
    Sense id: en-cuesta-es-verb-BUKndwAa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈkʷɛstɑ]",
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      "ipa": "[ˈkʷestɑ]",
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      "ipa": "[ˈkustɑ]",
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      "ipa": "[ˈkwes.t̪a]"
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