lesta

See also: lestä

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of lestadiolainen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlestɑ/, [ˈle̞s̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -estɑ
• Syllabification^(key): les‧ta

Noun

lesta (colloquial)

1. (possibly derogatory) Laestadian

Declension

Inflection of lesta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		lesta	lestat
genitive		lestan	lestojen
partitive		lestaa	lestoja
illative		lestaan	lestoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lesta	lestat
accusative	nom.	lesta	lestat
	gen.	lestan
genitive		lestan	lestojen lestainrare
partitive		lestaa	lestoja
inessive		lestassa	lestoissa
elative		lestasta	lestoista
illative		lestaan	lestoihin
adessive		lestalla	lestoilla
ablative		lestalta	lestoilta
allative		lestalle	lestoille
essive		lestana	lestoina
translative		lestaksi	lestoiksi
abessive		lestatta	lestoitta
instructive		—	lestoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lestani lestani accusative nom. lestani lestani gen. lestani genitive lestani lestojeni lestainirare partitive lestaani lestojani inessive lestassani lestoissani elative lestastani lestoistani illative lestaani lestoihini adessive lestallani lestoillani ablative lestaltani lestoiltani allative lestalleni lestoilleni essive lestanani lestoinani translative lestakseni lestoikseni abessive lestattani lestoittani instructive — — comitative — lestoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lestasi lestasi accusative nom. lestasi lestasi gen. lestasi genitive lestasi lestojesi lestaisirare partitive lestaasi lestojasi inessive lestassasi lestoissasi elative lestastasi lestoistasi illative lestaasi lestoihisi adessive lestallasi lestoillasi ablative lestaltasi lestoiltasi allative lestallesi lestoillesi essive lestanasi lestoinasi translative lestaksesi lestoiksesi abessive lestattasi lestoittasi instructive — — comitative — lestoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lestamme lestamme accusative nom. lestamme lestamme gen. lestamme genitive lestamme lestojemme lestaimmerare partitive lestaamme lestojamme inessive lestassamme lestoissamme elative lestastamme lestoistamme illative lestaamme lestoihimme adessive lestallamme lestoillamme ablative lestaltamme lestoiltamme allative lestallemme lestoillemme essive lestanamme lestoinamme translative lestaksemme lestoiksemme abessive lestattamme lestoittamme instructive — — comitative — lestoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lestanne lestanne accusative nom. lestanne lestanne gen. lestanne genitive lestanne lestojenne lestainnerare partitive lestaanne lestojanne inessive lestassanne lestoissanne elative lestastanne lestoistanne illative lestaanne lestoihinne adessive lestallanne lestoillanne ablative lestaltanne lestoiltanne allative lestallenne lestoillenne essive lestananne lestoinanne translative lestaksenne lestoiksenne abessive lestattanne lestoittanne instructive — — comitative — lestoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lestansa lestansa accusative nom. lestansa lestansa gen. lestansa genitive lestansa lestojensa lestainsarare partitive lestaansa lestojaan lestojansa inessive lestassaan lestassansa lestoissaan lestoissansa elative lestastaan lestastansa lestoistaan lestoistansa illative lestaansa lestoihinsa adessive lestallaan lestallansa lestoillaan lestoillansa ablative lestaltaan lestaltansa lestoiltaan lestoiltansa allative lestalleen lestallensa lestoilleen lestoillensa essive lestanaan lestanansa lestoinaan lestoinansa translative lestakseen lestaksensa lestoikseen lestoiksensa abessive lestattaan lestattansa lestoittaan lestoittansa instructive — — comitative — lestoineen lestoinensa

Anagrams

• tesla

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: lestas, lestât

Verb

lesta

1. third-person singular past historic of lester

Galician

lesta ("Anthoxanthum odoratum")

Alternative forms

• lestra, lestre

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language; the derived form Lestedo is attested in Medieval Latin (819) as Lestetum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛsta̝/

Noun

lesta f (plural lestas)

1. holy grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)

   Synonyms: herba santa, léstiga

2. pine needle

   Synonyms: arume, frouma

Derived terms

• Lestedo
• léstiga
• lestegal

References

• “lesta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “lesta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “lesta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛsta/
• Rhymes: -ɛsta

Verb

lesta

1. to load, to burden with cargo

Derived terms

• lestun

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.sta/
• Rhymes: -ɛsta
• Hyphenation: lè‧sta

Adjective

lesta

1. feminine singular of lesto

Maltese

Etymology

Root
l-s-t-j
1 term

Integrated loan verb from Sicilian allèstiri (“to hurry up”) and/or related Italian allestire (“to prepare, organise”, formerly also “hurry up”), from the adjective Sicilian lestu, Italian lesto (“quick”), of unknown origin. The senses “prepare, get ready, finish” are apparently derived as referring to the objective of hurry or quickness. Compare Spanish listo (“agile” and “ready”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛsta/

Verb

lesta (imperfect jlesti)

1. to finish; to complete; to stop because one is ready, done

Conjugation

Conjugation of lesta
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	lestejt	lestejt	lesta		lestejna	lestejtu	lestew
	f			lestiet
imperfect	m	nlesti	tlesti	jlesti		nlestu	tlestu	jlestu
	f			tlesti
imperative			lesti				lestu

Derived terms

• tlesta

 

Related terms

• lest

 

Old Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːsta/, [ˈlɛːsta]

Verb

lēsta

1. Alternative form of lāsta

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛs.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛs.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛs.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛʃ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: les‧ta

Adjective

lesta

1. feminine singular of lesto

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lester.

Verb

a lesta (third-person singular present lestează, past participle lestat) 1st conj.

1. to ballast

Conjugation

    conjugation of lesta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a lesta
gerund			lestând
past participle			lestat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	lestez	lestezi	lestează	lestăm	lestați	lestează
	imperfect	lestam	lestai	lesta	lestam	lestați	lestau
	simple perfect	lestai	lestași	lestă	lestarăm	lestarăți	lestară
	pluperfect	lestasem	lestaseși	lestase	lestaserăm	lestaserăți	lestaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să lestez	să lestezi	să lesteze	să lestăm	să lestați	să lesteze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		lestează			lestați
	negative		nu lesta			nu lestați