inceste

French

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin incestus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sɛst/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Noun

inceste m (plural incestes)

  1. incest (sexual relations between people legally unable to marry, especially close relatives)

Descendants

  • Romanian: incest

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

From incestus + -e.

Adverb

inceste (comparative incestius, superlative incestissime)

  1. impiously, sinfully, wickedly, in a profane manner
  2. incestuously
  3. infamously

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

inceste

  1. vocative masculine singular of incestus

References

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