# lesta
## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of lestadiolainen

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlestɑ/, [ˈle̞s̠tɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -estɑ
* Hyphenation: les‧ta

### Noun

lesta (colloquial)
* (possibly derogatory) Laestadian

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lesta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lestani
lestani
accusative
nom.
lestani
lestani
gen.
lestani
genitive
lestani
lestojeni lestaini $^{rare}$
partitive
lestaani
lestojani
inessive
lestassani
lestoissani
elative
lestastani
lestoistani
illative
lestaani
lestoihini
adessive
lestallani
lestoillani
ablative
lestaltani
lestoiltani
allative
lestalleni
lestoilleni
essive
lestanani
lestoinani
translative
lestakseni
lestoikseni
abessive
lestattani
lestoittani
instructive
comitative
—lestoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lestasi
lestasi
accusative
nom.
lestasi
lestasi
gen.
lestasi
genitive
lestasi
lestojesi lestaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
lestaasi
lestojasi
inessive
lestassasi
lestoissasi
elative
lestastasi
lestoistasi
illative
lestaasi
lestoihisi
adessive
lestallasi
lestoillasi
ablative
lestaltasi
lestoiltasi
allative
lestallesi
lestoillesi
essive
lestanasi
lestoinasi
translative
lestaksesi
lestoiksesi
abessive
lestattasi
lestoittasi
instructive
comitative
—lestoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lestamme
lestamme
accusative
nom.
lestamme
lestamme
gen.
lestamme
genitive
lestamme
lestojemme lestaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
lestaamme
lestojamme
inessive
lestassamme
lestoissamme
elative
lestastamme
lestoistamme
illative
lestaamme
lestoihimme
adessive
lestallamme
lestoillamme
ablative
lestaltamme
lestoiltamme
allative
lestallemme
lestoillemme
essive
lestanamme
lestoinamme
translative
lestaksemme
lestoiksemme
abessive
lestattamme
lestoittamme
instructive
comitative
—lestoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lestanne
lestanne
accusative
nom.
lestanne
lestanne
gen.
lestanne
genitive
lestanne
lestojenne lestainne $^{rare}$
partitive
lestaanne
lestojanne
inessive
lestassanne
lestoissanne
elative
lestastanne
lestoistanne
illative
lestaanne
lestoihinne
adessive
lestallanne
lestoillanne
ablative
lestaltanne
lestoiltanne
allative
lestallenne
lestoillenne
essive
lestananne
lestoinanne
translative
lestaksenne
lestoiksenne
abessive
lestattanne
lestoittanne
instructive
comitative
—lestoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lestansa
lestansa
accusative
nom.
lestansa
lestansa
gen.
lestansa
genitive
lestansa
lestojensa lestainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
lestaansa
lestojaan lestojansa
inessive
lestassaan lestassansa
lestoissaan lestoissansa
elative
lestastaan lestastansa
lestoistaan lestoistansa
illative
lestaansa
lestoihinsa
adessive
lestallaan lestallansa
lestoillaan lestoillansa
ablative
lestaltaan lestaltansa
lestoiltaan lestoiltansa
allative
lestalleen lestallensa
lestoilleen lestoillensa
essive
lestanaan lestanansa
lestoinaan lestoinansa
translative
lestakseen lestaksensa
lestoikseen lestoiksensa
abessive
lestattaan lestattansa
lestoittaan lestoittansa
instructive
comitative
—lestoineen lestoinensa :

### Anagrams

* tesla

## French
### Pronunciation

* Homophones: lestas, lestât

### Verb

lesta
* third-person singular past historic of lester

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* lestra, lestre

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛsta̝/

### Noun

lesta f (plural lestas)
* holy grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
    Synonyms: herba santa, léstiga
* pine needle
    Synonyms: arume, frouma

#### Derived terms

* Lestedo
* léstiga
* lestegal

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lesta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lesta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lesta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. lesta.

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛsta/
* Rhymes: -ɛsta

### Verb

lesta
* to load, to burden with cargo

#### Derived terms

* lestun

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛ.sta/
* Rhymes: -ɛsta
* Hyphenation: lè‧sta

### Adjective

lesta
* feminine singular of lesto

## Maltese
### Etymology

* Root
* l-s-t-j
* 1 term
Integrated loan verb from Sicilian allèstiri (“to hurry up”) and/or related Italian allestire (“to prepare, organise”, formerly also “hurry up”), from the adjective Sicilian lestu, Italian lesto (“quick”), of unknown origin. The senses “prepare, get ready, finish” are apparently derived as referring to the objective of hurry or quickness. Compare Spanish listo (“agile” and “ready”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛsta/

### Verb

lesta (imperfect jlesti)
* to finish; to complete; to stop because one is ready, done

#### Derived terms

* tlesta

#### Related terms

* lest

## Old Frisian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleːsta/, [ˈlɛːsta]

### Verb

lēsta
* Alternative form of lāsta

#### References

* Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlɛs.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlɛs.tɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈlɛʃ.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈlɛs.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈlɛʃ.tɐ/
* Hyphenation: les‧ta

### Adjective

lesta
* feminine singular of lesto

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French lester.

### Verb

a lesta (third-person singular present lestează, past participle lestat) 1st conjugation
* to ballast