mesta

See also: Mesta, mestá, and města

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ме́сто (mésto), from Old East Slavic мѣсто (město), from Proto-Slavic *město.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmestɑ/, [ˈme̞s̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -estɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mes‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): mes‧ta

Noun

mesta

1. (Helsinki slang) place, location
2. (mathematics) locale
   • 2022, Jukka Tuomela, “Tarvitaanko joukko-oppia (enää)?”, in Arkhimedes, number 2:

     Esimerkkinä hän antoi tapauksen, jossa tietyssä joukossa ei ollut pisteitä, mutta siellä oli mestoja

     As an example, he gave a case where a set contained no points but it did contain locales.

Declension

Inflection of mesta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		mesta	mestat
genitive		mestan	mestojen
partitive		mestaa	mestoja
illative		mestaan	mestoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mesta	mestat
accusative	nom.	mesta	mestat
	gen.	mestan
genitive		mestan	mestojen mestain rare
partitive		mestaa	mestoja
inessive		mestassa	mestoissa
elative		mestasta	mestoista
illative		mestaan	mestoihin
adessive		mestalla	mestoilla
ablative		mestalta	mestoilta
allative		mestalle	mestoille
essive		mestana	mestoina
translative		mestaksi	mestoiksi
abessive		mestatta	mestoitta
instructive		—	mestoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mesta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mestani mestani accusative nom. mestani mestani gen. mestani genitive mestani mestojeni mestaini rare partitive mestaani mestojani inessive mestassani mestoissani elative mestastani mestoistani illative mestaani mestoihini adessive mestallani mestoillani ablative mestaltani mestoiltani allative mestalleni mestoilleni essive mestanani mestoinani translative mestakseni mestoikseni abessive mestattani mestoittani instructive — — comitative — mestoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mestasi mestasi accusative nom. mestasi mestasi gen. mestasi genitive mestasi mestojesi mestaisi rare partitive mestaasi mestojasi inessive mestassasi mestoissasi elative mestastasi mestoistasi illative mestaasi mestoihisi adessive mestallasi mestoillasi ablative mestaltasi mestoiltasi allative mestallesi mestoillesi essive mestanasi mestoinasi translative mestaksesi mestoiksesi abessive mestattasi mestoittasi instructive — — comitative — mestoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mestamme mestamme accusative nom. mestamme mestamme gen. mestamme genitive mestamme mestojemme mestaimme rare partitive mestaamme mestojamme inessive mestassamme mestoissamme elative mestastamme mestoistamme illative mestaamme mestoihimme adessive mestallamme mestoillamme ablative mestaltamme mestoiltamme allative mestallemme mestoillemme essive mestanamme mestoinamme translative mestaksemme mestoiksemme abessive mestattamme mestoittamme instructive — — comitative — mestoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mestanne mestanne accusative nom. mestanne mestanne gen. mestanne genitive mestanne mestojenne mestainne rare partitive mestaanne mestojanne inessive mestassanne mestoissanne elative mestastanne mestoistanne illative mestaanne mestoihinne adessive mestallanne mestoillanne ablative mestaltanne mestoiltanne allative mestallenne mestoillenne essive mestananne mestoinanne translative mestaksenne mestoiksenne abessive mestattanne mestoittanne instructive — — comitative — mestoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mestansa mestansa accusative nom. mestansa mestansa gen. mestansa genitive mestansa mestojensa mestainsa rare partitive mestaansa mestojaan mestojansa inessive mestassaan mestassansa mestoissaan mestoissansa elative mestastaan mestastansa mestoistaan mestoistansa illative mestaansa mestoihinsa adessive mestallaan mestallansa mestoillaan mestoillansa ablative mestaltaan mestaltansa mestoiltaan mestoiltansa allative mestalleen mestallensa mestoilleen mestoillensa essive mestanaan mestanansa mestoinaan mestoinansa translative mestakseen mestaksensa mestoikseen mestoiksensa abessive mestattaan mestattansa mestoittaan mestoittansa instructive — — comitative — mestoineen mestoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kebbemesta
• menomesta

Further reading

• “mesta”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• tesma

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛs.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛsta
• Hyphenation: mè‧sta

Adjective

mesta

1. feminine singular of mesto

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmes.ta/, /ˈmɛs.ta/
• Rhymes: -esta, -ɛsta
• Hyphenation: mé‧sta, mè‧sta

Verb

mesta

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

Anagrams

• stame

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• mestan
• meste

Etymology

From Old Norse mestan, masculine accusative singular of mestr.

Adverb

mesta

1. almost, nearly

Synonyms

• nesten
• mest

References

• “mesta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “mesta”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Slovak

Noun

mesta

1. genitive singular of mesto

Slovene

Noun

mesta

1. inflection of mesto:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmesta/ [ˈmes.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -esta
• Syllabification: mes‧ta

Adjective

mesta

1. feminine singular of mesto

Swedish

Adverb

mesta

1. definite singular of mest

Anagrams

• metas, teams, temas