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Vesta

Ves′ta

(vĕs′tȧ)
,
Noun.
[L.
Vesta
, akin to Gr.
Ὲστία
Vesta,
ἑστία
the hearth of the house, and perhaps to Skr.
ush
to burn (see
East
), or perhaps to Skr.
vas
to dwell, and E.
was
.]
1.
(Rom. Myth.)
One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek
Hestia
. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it.
2.
(Astron.)
An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by
Olbers
in 1807.
3.
A wax friction match.
Simmonds.

Definition 2024

Vesta

Vesta

See also: vesta and vésta

English

Vesta astronomical symbol
Vesta astronomical symbol (alternate)
Vesta astronomical symbol (2nd alternate)

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) Short for 4 Vesta, the fourth asteroid discovered.

Coordinate terms

Synonyms

  • (astronomy): 4 Vesta , ⚶

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

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French

Proper noun

Vesta

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

Synonyms

  • (astronomy): (4) Vesta , ⚶

See also

Anagrams

Latin

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”).

Proper noun

Vesta f ‎(genitive Vestae); first declension

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

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative Vesta Vestae
genitive Vestae Vestārum
dative Vestae Vestīs
accusative Vestam Vestās
ablative Vestā Vestīs
vocative Vesta Vestae

References

Portuguese

Proper noun

Vesta f

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

Related terms

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Vȅsta f ‎(Cyrillic spelling Ве̏ста)

  1. (Roman mythology) Vesta (Roman goddess)

Declension

vesta

vesta

See also: Vesta and vésta

English

Noun

vesta ‎(plural vestas)

  1. a short match, made of wood or wax

Czech

Noun

vesta f

  1. vest (US), waistcoat (UK)

Emilian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ve‧sta

Noun

vesta f ‎(plural vesti) (Mantovano)

  1. skirt

Synonyms

Italian

Verb

vesta

  1. first person singular, second person singular and third person singular present subjunctive of vestire
  2. third person singular imperative of vestire

Anagrams

Novial

Verb

vesta

  1. dress, clothe

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) vista

Noun

vesta f (plural vestas)

  1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) view
  2. (anatomy, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) cheek

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋêsta/
  • Homophones: Vȅsta
  • Hyphenation: ves‧ta

Noun

vȅsta f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ве̏ста)

  1. vest (item of clothing)

Declension

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/

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