lester

See also: Lester

Cornish

Etymology 1

    From Middle Cornish lester, from Old Cornish lester, from Proto-Brythonic *llestr, from Proto-Celtic *lexstrom (“pot”).

    Noun

    lester m (plural lestri)

    1. vessel, dish
    2. (nautical) ship
      Synonym: gorhel
    3. utensil
    Derived terms
    • a-lester (“aboard”)
    • annedh lester (“houseboat”)
    • lester bleujyow, lester flourys (“vase”)
    • lester eth, lester ethen (“steam boat”)
    • lester-bargesi (“hovercraft”)
    • lester-gwari (“yacht”)
    • lester-sedhi (“submarine”)
    • lestra (“board, embark”, verb)
    • lestrier (“dresser”)
    • lestriva (“dockyard”)
    • lestryn (“container”)
    • mes a'n lester (“overboard”)

    Verb

    lester

    1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of lestra
    2. second-person singular imperative of lestra

    Etymology 2

      From les (“width”) +‎ -ter.

      Noun

      lester m

      1. width

      French

      Etymology

      From lest +‎ -er.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /lɛs.te/
      • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)
      • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

      Verb

      lester

      1. (transitive) to ballast
        Antonym: délester

      Conjugation

      Conjugation of lester (see also Appendix:French verbs)
      infinitive simple lester
      compound avoir + past participle
      present participle or gerund1 simple lestant
      /lɛs.tɑ̃/
      compound ayant + past participle
      past participle lesté
      /lɛs.te/
      singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
      (simple
      tenses)             		present leste
      /lɛst/       		lestes
      /lɛst/       		leste
      /lɛst/       		lestons
      /lɛs.tɔ̃/       		lestez
      /lɛs.te/       		lestent
      /lɛst/
      imperfect lestais
      /lɛs.tɛ/       		lestais
      /lɛs.tɛ/       		lestait
      /lɛs.tɛ/       		lestions
      /lɛs.tjɔ̃/       		lestiez
      /lɛs.tje/       		lestaient
      /lɛs.tɛ/
      past historic2 lestai
      /lɛs.te/       		lestas
      /lɛs.ta/       		lesta
      /lɛs.ta/       		lestâmes
      /lɛs.tam/       		lestâtes
      /lɛs.tat/       		lestèrent
      /lɛs.tɛʁ/
      future lesterai
      /lɛs.tə.ʁe/       		lesteras
      /lɛs.tə.ʁa/       		lestera
      /lɛs.tə.ʁa/       		lesterons
      /lɛs.tə.ʁɔ̃/       		lesterez
      /lɛs.tə.ʁe/       		lesteront
      /lɛs.tə.ʁɔ̃/
      conditional lesterais
      /lɛs.tə.ʁɛ/       		lesterais
      /lɛs.tə.ʁɛ/       		lesterait
      /lɛs.tə.ʁɛ/       		lesterions
      /lɛs.tə.ʁjɔ̃/       		lesteriez
      /lɛs.tə.ʁje/       		lesteraient
      /lɛs.tə.ʁɛ/
      (compound
      tenses)             		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
      pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
      past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
      future perfect future of avoir + past participle
      conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
      subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
      (simple
      tenses)             		present leste
      /lɛst/       		lestes
      /lɛst/       		leste
      /lɛst/       		lestions
      /lɛs.tjɔ̃/       		lestiez
      /lɛs.tje/       		lestent
      /lɛst/
      imperfect2 lestasse
      /lɛs.tas/       		lestasses
      /lɛs.tas/       		lestât
      /lɛs.ta/       		lestassions
      /lɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/       		lestassiez
      /lɛs.ta.sje/       		lestassent
      /lɛs.tas/
      (compound
      tenses)             		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
      pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
      imperative – tu – nous vous –
      simple — leste
      /lɛst/       		— lestons
      /lɛs.tɔ̃/       		lestez
      /lɛs.te/       		—
      compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
      1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
      2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
      past historic → present perfect
      past anterior → pluperfect
      imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
      pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

      (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

      Further reading

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Etymology

      From Old Norse lestr. Cognate with Icelandic lestur.

      Noun

      lester m (definite singular lesteren, indefinite plural lestrar, definite plural lestrane)

      1. reading
      2. (ecclesiastical) lection

      References

      Anagrams

      • steler

      Old Cornish

      Etymology

      From Proto-Brythonic *llestr, from Proto-Celtic *lexstrom (“pot”).

      Noun

      lester

      1. ship, boat

      Descendants

      • Middle Cornish: lester
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