sesta

See also: sèsta and SESTA

Asturian

Adjective

sesta

1. feminine singular of sestu

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin (hōra) sexta (“sixth hour, counting from dawn”). Cognate with Portuguese sesta and Spanish siesta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈses.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈses.ta]
• Rhymes: -esta

Noun

sesta f (plural sestes)

1. the first hour past noon
2. 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, 2024
• “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

Etymology

From Russian шест (šest).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsestɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞s̠tɑ̝]
• 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
abessive		sestatta	sestoitta
instructive		—	sestoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sestani sestani accusative nom. sestani sestani gen. sestani genitive sestani sestojeni sestainirare partitive sestaani sestojani inessive sestassani sestoissani elative sestastani sestoistani illative sestaani sestoihini adessive sestallani sestoillani ablative sestaltani sestoiltani allative sestalleni sestoilleni essive sestanani sestoinani translative sestakseni sestoikseni abessive sestattani sestoittani instructive — — comitative — sestoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sestasi sestasi accusative nom. sestasi sestasi gen. sestasi genitive sestasi sestojesi sestaisirare partitive sestaasi sestojasi inessive sestassasi sestoissasi elative sestastasi sestoistasi illative sestaasi sestoihisi adessive sestallasi sestoillasi ablative sestaltasi sestoiltasi allative sestallesi sestoillesi essive sestanasi sestoinasi translative sestaksesi sestoiksesi abessive sestattasi sestoittasi instructive — — comitative — sestoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sestamme sestamme accusative nom. sestamme sestamme gen. sestamme genitive sestamme sestojemme sestaimmerare partitive sestaamme sestojamme inessive sestassamme sestoissamme elative sestastamme sestoistamme illative sestaamme sestoihimme adessive sestallamme sestoillamme ablative sestaltamme sestoiltamme allative sestallemme sestoillemme essive sestanamme sestoinamme translative sestaksemme sestoiksemme abessive sestattamme sestoittamme instructive — — comitative — sestoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sestanne sestanne accusative nom. sestanne sestanne gen. sestanne genitive sestanne sestojenne sestainnerare partitive sestaanne sestojanne inessive sestassanne sestoissanne elative sestastanne sestoistanne illative sestaanne sestoihinne adessive sestallanne sestoillanne ablative sestaltanne sestoiltanne allative sestallenne sestoillenne essive sestananne sestoinanne translative sestaksenne sestoiksenne abessive sestattanne sestoittanne instructive — — comitative — sestoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sestansa sestansa accusative nom. sestansa sestansa gen. sestansa genitive sestansa sestojensa sestainsarare partitive sestaansa sestojaan sestojansa inessive sestassaan sestassansa sestoissaan sestoissansa elative sestastaan sestastansa sestoistaan sestoistansa illative sestaansa sestoihinsa adessive sestallaan sestallansa sestoillaan sestoillansa ablative sestaltaan sestaltansa sestoiltaan sestoiltansa allative sestalleen sestallensa sestoilleen sestoillensa essive sestanaan sestanansa sestoinaan sestoinansa translative sestakseen sestaksensa sestoikseen sestoiksensa abessive sestattaan sestattansa sestoittaan sestoittansa instructive — — comitative — sestoineen sestoinensa

Derived terms

• sestoa

 

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.sta/
• Rhymes: -ɛsta
• Hyphenation: sè‧sta

Adjective

sesta

1. feminine singular of sesto

Anagrams

• asset, stase, stesa, tasse, tessa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sesta, from Latin sexta (hora), feminine of sextus (“sixth”), from sex (“six”). Cognate with Spanish siesta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs.tɐ/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʃ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛstɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ɛʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: ses‧ta

Noun

sesta f (plural sestas)

1. nap (a short period of sleep, especially during the day)

   Synonyms: sonata, soneca, soninho, pestana

Related terms

• sesteada
• sestear
• sexta

 

Further reading

• “sesta” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “sesta” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “sesta” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “sesta” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “sesta” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “sesta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.