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foresta
foresta
See also: förestå
Italian
Noun
foresta f (plural foreste)
Derived terms
Terms derived from foresta
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Latin
Etymology
Found in Medieval Latin. From Frankish *forhist (collective noun of *forha), from Proto-Germanic *furhō, *furahō (“fir, pine”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkos (“oak”). Also related to quercus.
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fo'res.ta/
Noun
foresta f (genitive forestae); first declension
- (Late Latin) wood, forest
- Homines qui manent extra forestam non veniant decetero coram justiciariis nostris
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | foresta | forestae |
| genitive | forestae | forestārum |
| dative | forestae | forestīs |
| accusative | forestam | forestās |
| ablative | forestā | forestīs |
| vocative | foresta | forestae |
Derived terms
Terms derived from foresta
References
- FORESTA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowing from Sicilian foresta.
Noun
foresta f (plural foresti)
- forest
- Madwar nofs l-ispeċijiet dinjija tal-pjanti u l-amminali jinsabu fil-foresti tropikali.
- Around half of all species of the world's fauna and flora live in tropical forests.
- Madwar nofs l-ispeċijiet dinjija tal-pjanti u l-amminali jinsabu fil-foresti tropikali.
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin foresta.
Noun
foresta f (plural forestas)
- forest (dense collection of trees)