"peste" meaning in Italian

See peste in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpes.te/
Rhymes: -este Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} peste
  1. feminine plural of pesto Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: pesto
    Sense id: en-peste-it-adj-b~TVQzzr Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian heteronyms Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 10 23 16 7 20 23 Disambiguation of Italian heteronyms: 16 19 16 16 14 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛs.te/ Forms: pesti [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛste Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pestis (“plague; pest”). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:bor|la:pestis<t:plague; pest>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "plague; pest", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pestis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "peste", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="peste">, {{bor+|it|la|pestis||plague; pest}} Borrowed from Latin pestis (“plague; pest”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} peste f (plural pesti)
  1. (pathology) plague Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-peste-it-noun-KvPexLJp Categories (other): Diseases, Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian heteronyms Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 44 10 13 34 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 28 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 10 23 16 7 20 23 Disambiguation of Italian heteronyms: 16 19 16 16 14 18 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. (figurative) pest, nuisance (person) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-peste-it-noun-WK9XzN2v Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian heteronyms Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 28 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 10 23 16 7 20 23 Disambiguation of Italian heteronyms: 16 19 16 16 14 18
  3. (figurative) urchin (mischievous child) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-peste-it-noun-EQYB4sXH Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon, Italian heteronyms Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 28 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Italian heteronyms: 16 19 16 16 14 18
  4. (figurative) stench, unbearable smell Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-peste-it-noun-esBBEPmG Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian heteronyms Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 28 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 10 23 16 7 20 23 Disambiguation of Italian heteronyms: 16 19 16 16 14 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpes.te/
Rhymes: -este Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|noun form}} peste
  1. plural of pesta (“footprint”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: pesta (extra: footprint)
    Sense id: en-peste-it-noun-DgsSINqB Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian heteronyms Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 10 23 16 7 20 23 Disambiguation of Italian heteronyms: 16 19 16 16 14 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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