kesto

From Latin cista, Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “chest, box, basket, hamper”), German Kiste.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkesto/

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• Rhymes: -esto
• Syllabification: kes‧to

kesto (accusative singular keston, plural kestoj, accusative plural kestojn)

1. box, chest

• abelkesto (“beehive”)
• sablokesto (“sandpit”)

kestää (“to last, endure”) +‎ -o

• IPA^(key): /ˈkesto/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠to̞]
• Rhymes: -esto
• Syllabification^(key): kes‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): kes‧to

kesto

1. durability

   Synonym: kestävyys

2. duration
3. (in compounds) permanent, durable, long-life, reusable (designed to last for a long time)

   kestomagneetti ― permanent magnet

   kestokulutustavarat ― durables, durable goods

   kestomaito ― long-life milk

4. (in compounds) longtime (having endured for a long period of time)

   kestosuosikki ― longtime favorite

• “kesto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

• koste, sotke

Borrowed from Esperanto kesto, Latin cista, Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē), German Kiste.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkesto/

kesto (plural kesti)

1. packing case, box, chest (of tea, soap, etc.), case (of wine, etc.)

• enkestigar (“to encase, pack, box, put into a box”)
• tirkesto