Vesta

Etymology

From Latin Vesta, related to Ancient Greek ἑστία (hestía, “to dwell”) and Ἑστία (Hestía, “Hestia”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-; see also Old High German and Old English wesan (“to be”), Gothic wisan (wisan), Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “abide dwell”).

Vesta itself came to mean chaste, pure, or virgin, based from this goddess.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛstə/

Proper noun

Vesta

1. (Roman mythology) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
2. A female given name in occasional use.
3. (astronomy) 4 Vesta, the fourth asteroid discovered.

See also

• (mythology): Vesta (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (astronomy): 4 Vesta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Avest., Sveta, evats, stave, vates

Proper noun

Vesta

1. (Roman mythology) Vesta
2. (astronomy) Vesta

Anagrams

• vaste

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-; see also Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), Old High German and Old English wesan (“to be”), Gothic wisan (wisan), Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “abide dwell”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwes.ta/, [ˈwɛs.ta]

Proper noun

Vesta f (genitive Vestae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) The goddess of the hearth and the household.

References

• Vesta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Vesta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Proper noun

Vesta f

1. (Roman mythology) Vesta (goddess of domestic life)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋêsta/
• Homophones: vȅsta
• Hyphenation: Ves‧ta

Proper noun

Vȅsta f (Cyrillic spelling Ве̏ста)

1. (Roman mythology) Vesta (Roman goddess)