sesta

See also: sèsta and SESTA

Asturian

Adjective

sesta

  1. 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)

  1. the first hour past noon
  2. afternoon nap, siesta

Synonyms

Further reading

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsestɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞s̠t̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -estɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ses‧ta

Noun

sesta

  1. 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

  1. feminine singular of sesto

Anagrams

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/

  • Hyphenation: ses‧ta

Noun

sesta f (plural sestas)

  1. nap (a short period of sleep, especially during the day)
    Synonyms: sonata, soneca, soninho, pestana
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