vesta

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See also: Vesta, vešta, vésta, and vēsta

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

vesta (plural vestas)

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

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Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from German Weste.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vesta f

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

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Emilian[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ve‧sta

Noun[edit]

vesta f (plural vesti) (Mantua)

  1. skirt

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Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

vesta

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

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Latvian[edit]

Participle[edit]

vesta

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

Romansch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

vesta f (plural vestas)

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

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French veste.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

vȅsta f (Cyrillic spelling ве̏ста)

  1. vest (item of clothing)

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