lesta

See also: lestä

French

Pronunciation

Verb

lesta

  1. third-person singular past historic of lester

Galician

lesta ("Anthoxanthum odoratum")

Alternative forms

  • lestra, lestre

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language; the derived form Lestedo is attested in Medieval Latin (819) as Lestetum.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛsta̝/

Noun

lesta f (plural lestas)

  1. holy grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
  2. pine needle

Synonyms

  • (grass): herba santa, léstiga
  • (pine needle): arume, frouma

Derived terms

  • Lestedo
  • léstiga

References

  1. Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. lesta.

Icelandic

Verb

lesta

  1. to load, to burden with cargo

Derived terms


Italian

Adjective

lesta

  1. feminine singular of lesto

Portuguese

Adjective

lesta

  1. Feminine singular of adjective lesto.
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