Asturian
Adjective
sesta
- feminine singular of sestu
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin (hōra) sexta (“sixth hour, counting from dawn”). Cognate with Portuguese sesta and Spanish siesta.
Pronunciation
Noun
sesta f (plural sestes)
- the first hour past noon
- afternoon nap, siesta
Synonyms
Further reading
- “sesta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “sesta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “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
- Hyphenation(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)
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| nominative
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sesta
|
sestat
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| genitive
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sestan
|
sestojen
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| partitive
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sestaa
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sestoja
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| illative
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sestaan
|
sestoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
sesta
|
sestat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
sesta
|
sestat
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| gen.
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sestan
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| genitive
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sestan
|
sestojen
sestain rare
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| partitive
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sestaa
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sestoja
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| inessive
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sestassa
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sestoissa
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| elative
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sestasta
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sestoista
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| illative
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sestaan
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sestoihin
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| adessive
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sestalla
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sestoilla
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| ablative
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sestalta
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sestoilta
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| allative
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sestalle
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sestoille
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| essive
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sestana
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sestoina
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| translative
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sestaksi
|
sestoiksi
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| abessive
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sestatta
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sestoitta
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| instructive
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—
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sestoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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sestani
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sestani
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| accusative
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nom.
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sestani
|
sestani
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| gen.
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sestani
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| genitive
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sestani
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sestojeni
sestaini rare
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| partitive
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sestaani
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sestojani
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| inessive
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sestassani
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sestoissani
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| elative
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sestastani
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sestoistani
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| illative
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sestaani
|
sestoihini
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| adessive
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sestallani
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sestoillani
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| ablative
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sestaltani
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sestoiltani
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| allative
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sestalleni
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sestoilleni
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| essive
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sestanani
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sestoinani
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| translative
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sestakseni
|
sestoikseni
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| abessive
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sestattani
|
sestoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
sestoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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sestasi
|
sestasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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sestasi
|
sestasi
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| gen.
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sestasi
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| genitive
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sestasi
|
sestojesi
sestaisi rare
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| partitive
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sestaasi
|
sestojasi
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| inessive
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sestassasi
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sestoissasi
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| elative
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sestastasi
|
sestoistasi
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| illative
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sestaasi
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sestoihisi
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| adessive
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sestallasi
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sestoillasi
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| ablative
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sestaltasi
|
sestoiltasi
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| allative
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sestallesi
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sestoillesi
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| essive
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sestanasi
|
sestoinasi
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| translative
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sestaksesi
|
sestoiksesi
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| abessive
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sestattasi
|
sestoittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sestoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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sestamme
|
sestamme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
sestamme
|
sestamme
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| gen.
|
sestamme
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| genitive
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sestamme
|
sestojemme
sestaimme rare
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| partitive
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sestaamme
|
sestojamme
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| inessive
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sestassamme
|
sestoissamme
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| elative
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sestastamme
|
sestoistamme
|
| illative
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sestaamme
|
sestoihimme
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| adessive
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sestallamme
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sestoillamme
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| ablative
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sestaltamme
|
sestoiltamme
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| allative
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sestallemme
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sestoillemme
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| essive
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sestanamme
|
sestoinamme
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| translative
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sestaksemme
|
sestoiksemme
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| abessive
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sestattamme
|
sestoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sestoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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sestanne
|
sestanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sestanne
|
sestanne
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| gen.
|
sestanne
|
| genitive
|
sestanne
|
sestojenne
sestainne rare
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| partitive
|
sestaanne
|
sestojanne
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| inessive
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sestassanne
|
sestoissanne
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| elative
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sestastanne
|
sestoistanne
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| illative
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sestaanne
|
sestoihinne
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| adessive
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sestallanne
|
sestoillanne
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| ablative
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sestaltanne
|
sestoiltanne
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| allative
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sestallenne
|
sestoillenne
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| essive
|
sestananne
|
sestoinanne
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| translative
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sestaksenne
|
sestoiksenne
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| abessive
|
sestattanne
|
sestoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sestoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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sestansa
|
sestansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sestansa
|
sestansa
|
| gen.
|
sestansa
|
| genitive
|
sestansa
|
sestojensa
sestainsa rare
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| partitive
|
sestaansa
|
sestojaan
sestojansa
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| inessive
|
sestassaan
sestassansa
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sestoissaan
sestoissansa
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| elative
|
sestastaan
sestastansa
|
sestoistaan
sestoistansa
|
| illative
|
sestaansa
|
sestoihinsa
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| adessive
|
sestallaan
sestallansa
|
sestoillaan
sestoillansa
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| ablative
|
sestaltaan
sestaltansa
|
sestoiltaan
sestoiltansa
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| allative
|
sestalleen
sestallensa
|
sestoilleen
sestoillensa
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| essive
|
sestanaan
sestanansa
|
sestoinaan
sestoinansa
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| translative
|
sestakseen
sestaksensa
|
sestoikseen
sestoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
sestattaan
sestattansa
|
sestoittaan
sestoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sestoineen
sestoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛs.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛsta
- Hyphenation: sè‧sta
Adjective
sesta
- feminine singular of sesto
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
Numeral
sesta
- alternative form of sixta
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese sesta, from Latin sexta (hora), feminine of sextus (“sixth”), from sex (“six”). Doublet of sexta. Cognate with Spanish siesta.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛs.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈsɛʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛs.ta/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛstɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ɛʃtɐ
- Hyphenation: ses‧ta
Noun
sesta f (plural sestas)
- nap (a short period of sleep, especially during the day)
- Synonyms: sonata, soneca, soninho, pestana
Further reading
- “sesta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “sesta”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “sesta” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “sesta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “sesta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “sesta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025