arista

See also: Arista and äristä

English

Noun

arista (plural aristae or aristas)

  1. (biology) One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.

Translations

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary

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Finnish

Adjective

arista

  1. Elative plural form of arka.

Verb

arista

  1. Indicative present connegative form of aristaa.
  2. Second-person singular imperative present form of aristaa.
  3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of aristaa.

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Italian

Etymology 1

Possibly from Ancient Greek ἄρῐστος (áristos, “the best”), as it is considered the most prized cut of pig meat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ris.ta/
  • Hyphenation: à‧ri‧sta

Noun

arista f (plural ariste)

  1. pork loin

Etymology 2

From Latin arista. Doublet of resta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈris.ta/
  • Hyphenation: a‧rì‧sta

Noun

arista f (plural ariste)

  1. (biology, botany, zoology) arista
  2. (literary) awn, ear (of grain)
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Latin

Etymology

Most likely from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈris.ta/, [aˈrɪs.ta]

Noun

arista f (genitive aristae); first declension

  1. awn (beard of grain)
  2. ear of grain
  3. harvest; summer

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative arista aristae
genitive aristae aristārum
dative aristae aristīs
accusative aristam aristās
ablative aristā aristīs
vocative arista aristae

References

Portuguese

Noun

arista f (plural aristas)

  1. (biology) arista (one of the fibrils found on grains or fishes)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin arista.

Noun

arista f (plural aristas)

  1. (architecture) arris
  2. (geometry) edge (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet)
  3. (geology) arête
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