fiesta

English

Traditional procession at a fiesta

Etymology

From Spanish fiesta, from Latin festum (“feast”). Doublet of feast.

Pronunciation

Noun

fiesta (plural fiestas)

  1. (In Spanish speaking countries) A religious festival.
  2. A festive occasion.

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Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin festa < Latin festa, plural of festum.

Noun

fiesta f (plural fiestes)

  1. party
  2. festival

Finnish

Noun

fiesta

  1. fiesta

Declension

Inflection of fiesta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative fiesta fiestat
genitive fiestan fiestojen
partitive fiestaa fiestoja
illative fiestaan fiestoihin
singular plural
nominative fiesta fiestat
accusative nom. fiesta fiestat
gen. fiestan
genitive fiestan fiestojen
fiestainrare
partitive fiestaa fiestoja
inessive fiestassa fiestoissa
elative fiestasta fiestoista
illative fiestaan fiestoihin
adessive fiestalla fiestoilla
ablative fiestalta fiestoilta
allative fiestalle fiestoille
essive fiestana fiestoina
translative fiestaksi fiestoiksi
instructive — fiestoin
abessive fiestatta fiestoitta
comitative — fiestoineen

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin festa, from Latin festa, plural of festum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjesta/, [ˈfjest̪a]

Noun

fiesta f (plural fiestas)

  1. party
    Synonyms: pachanga, farra, reventón (Mexico), charrango (Honduras), juerga, parranda
  2. feast

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