desta

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See also: Desta

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈde.sta/, /ˈdɛ.sta/
  • Rhymes: -esta, -ɛsta
  • Hyphenation: dé‧sta, dè‧sta

Etymology 1

Participle

desta f sg

  1. (archaic) feminine singular of desto

Adjective

desta f sg

  1. feminine singular of desto

Etymology 2

Verb

desta

  1. inflection of destare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ desto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛstɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ɛʃtɐ
  • Hyphenation: des‧ta

Contraction

desta f sg

  1. Contraction of de esta (“of/from this (feminine)”): feminine singular of deste

See also

Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
Pronouns Adverbs
Singular Plural Neuter
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Proximal X este esta estes estas isto aqui, cá
de + X deste desta destes destas disto daqui
em + X neste nesta nestes nestas nisto —
Medial X esse essa esses essas isso aí
de + X desse dessa desses dessas disso daí
em + X nesse nessa nesses nessas nisso —
Distal X aquele aquela aqueles aquelas aquilo ali, lá, acolá
de + X daquele daquela daqueles daquelas daquilo dali
em + X naquele naquela naqueles naquelas naquilo —
a + X àquele àquela àqueles àquelas àquilo
Anaphoric X o a os as — —
de + X do da dos das
em + X no na nos nas
a + X ao à aos às

Spanish

Etymology

  • preposition de + adjective esta

Contraction

desta

  1. (obsolete) of this, from this (+ a feminine noun in singular)

Related terms

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