sesta
See also: sèsta and SESTA
Asturian
Adjective
sesta
- feminine singular of sestu
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin hōra sexta (“sixth hour, counting from dawn”). Cognate with Portuguese sesta and Spanish siesta.
Noun
sesta f (plural sestes)
- the first hour past noon
- afternoon nap, siesta
Synonyms
- migdiada
Further reading
- “sesta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “sesta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “sesta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “sesta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsestɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞s̠t̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -estɑ
- Syllabification(key): ses‧ta
Noun
sesta
- pole, pike pole, hook (used to drive or pole a boat)
Declension
| Inflection of sesta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sesta | sestat | |
| genitive | sestan | sestojen | |
| partitive | sestaa | sestoja | |
| illative | sestaan | sestoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sesta | sestat | |
| accusative | nom. | sesta | sestat |
| gen. | sestan | ||
| genitive | sestan | sestojen sestainrare | |
| partitive | sestaa | sestoja | |
| inessive | sestassa | sestoissa | |
| elative | sestasta | sestoista | |
| illative | sestaan | sestoihin | |
| adessive | sestalla | sestoilla | |
| ablative | sestalta | sestoilta | |
| allative | sestalle | sestoille | |
| essive | sestana | sestoina | |
| translative | sestaksi | sestoiksi | |
| instructive | — | sestoin | |
| abessive | sestatta | sestoitta | |
| comitative | — | sestoineen | |
| Possessive forms of sesta (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sestani | sestamme |
| 2nd person | sestasi | sestanne |
| 3rd person | sestansa | |
Italian
Adjective
sesta
- feminine singular of sesto
Anagrams
- asset, stase, stesa, tasse, tessa
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese sesta, from Latin sexta (hora), feminine of sextus (“sixth”), from sex (“six”). Cognate with Spanish siesta.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛs.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈsɛʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛs.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɛʃ.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: ses‧ta
Noun
sesta f (plural sestas)
- nap (a short period of sleep, especially during the day)
- Synonyms: sonata, soneca, soninho, pestana
Related terms
- sesteada
- sestear
- sexta