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vesta

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See also: Vesta, vešta, vésta, and vēsta

English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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vesta (plural vestas)

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

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Czech

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Etymology

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Derived from German Weste.

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Noun

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vesta f

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

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Further reading

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

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ve‧sta

Noun

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vesta f (plural vesti) (Mantua)

  1. skirt

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Italian

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Verb

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vesta

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

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Latvian

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Participle

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vesta

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

Romansch

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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vesta f (plural vestas)

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

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From French veste.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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vȅsta f (Cyrillic spelling ве̏ста)

  1. vest (item of clothing)

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