vesta

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See also: Vesta, vešta, vésta, and vēsta

English

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Etymology

Named after Vesta, the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth.

Pronunciation

Noun

vesta (plural vestas)

  1. A short match, made of wood or wax.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Derived from German Weste.

Pronunciation

Noun

vesta f

  1. vest (US), waistcoat (UK)
    záchranná vesta. ― life vest.

Declension

Declension of vesta (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative vesta vesty
genitive vesty vest
dative vestě vestám
accusative vestu vesty
vocative vesto vesty
locative vestě vestách
instrumental vestou vestami

Further reading

  • vesta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • vesta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Emilian

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ve‧sta

Noun

vesta f (plural vesti) (Mantua)

  1. skirt

Synonyms

Italian

Verb

vesta

  1. inflection of vestire:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Latvian

Participle

vesta

  1. inflection of vests:
    1. genitive singular masculine
    2. nominative singular feminine

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

vesta f (plural vestas)

  1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) view
  2. (anatomy, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) cheek

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French veste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋêsta/
  • Homophones: Vȅsta
  • Hyphenation: ves‧ta

Noun

vȅsta f (Cyrillic spelling ве̏ста)

  1. vest (item of clothing)

Declension

Declension of vesta
singular plural
nominative vȅsta veste
genitive veste vȇstā
dative vesti vestama
accusative vestu veste
vocative vesto veste
locative vesti vestama
instrumental vestom vestama
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