"cesta" meaning in Czech

See cesta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈt͡sɛsta] Audio: Cs-cesta.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛsta Etymology: Inherited from Old Czech cěsta, from Proto-Slavic *cěsta. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cs|zlw-ocs|cěsta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Czech cěsta, {{inh+|cs|zlw-ocs|cěsta}} Inherited from Old Czech cěsta, {{inh|cs|sla-pro|*cěsta}} Proto-Slavic *cěsta Head templates: {{cs-noun|f|dim=cestička,cestka}} cesta f (diminutive cestička or cestka) Inflection templates: {{cs-ndecl|f}} Forms: cestička [diminutive], cestka [diminutive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cesta [nominative, singular], cesty [nominative, plural], cesty [genitive, singular], cest [genitive, plural], cestě [dative, singular], cestám [dative, plural], cestu [accusative, singular], cesty [accusative, plural], cesto [singular, vocative], cesty [plural, vocative], cestě [locative, singular], cestách [locative, plural], cestou [instrumental, singular], cestami [instrumental, plural]
  1. road Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cesta-cs-noun-NiooSVLT Categories (other): Czech terms with collocations, Roads Disambiguation of Roads: 76 4 20
  2. journey Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cesta-cs-noun-zeVokrvr Categories (other): Czech entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Czech entries with incorrect language header: 8 57 35
  3. path (graph theory) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cesta-cs-noun-~p9Ng8eo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cestovní [adjective], cestující [adjective], cestář [noun], cestička [noun], cestování [noun], rozcestí [noun], rozcestník [noun], scestí [noun], cestovat [verb], pěšina, silnice, stezka, trasa

Inflected forms

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