# sesta
## Asturian
### Adjective

sesta
* feminine singular of sestu

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin (hōra) sexta (“sixth hour, counting from dawn”). Cognate with Portuguese sesta and Spanish siesta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈses.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈses.ta]
* Rhymes: -esta

### Noun

sesta f (plural sestes)
* the first hour past noon
* afternoon nap, siesta

#### Synonyms

* migdiada

### Further reading

* “sesta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “sesta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “sesta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “sesta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Russian шест (šest).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsestɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞s̠tɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -estɑ
* Hyphenation: ses‧ta

### Noun

sesta
* pole, pike pole, hook (used to drive or pole a boat)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sesta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sestani
sestani
accusative
nom.
sestani
sestani
gen.
sestani
genitive
sestani
sestojeni sestaini $^{rare}$
partitive
sestaani
sestojani
inessive
sestassani
sestoissani
elative
sestastani
sestoistani
illative
sestaani
sestoihini
adessive
sestallani
sestoillani
ablative
sestaltani
sestoiltani
allative
sestalleni
sestoilleni
essive
sestanani
sestoinani
translative
sestakseni
sestoikseni
abessive
sestattani
sestoittani
instructive
comitative
—sestoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sestasi
sestasi
accusative
nom.
sestasi
sestasi
gen.
sestasi
genitive
sestasi
sestojesi sestaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
sestaasi
sestojasi
inessive
sestassasi
sestoissasi
elative
sestastasi
sestoistasi
illative
sestaasi
sestoihisi
adessive
sestallasi
sestoillasi
ablative
sestaltasi
sestoiltasi
allative
sestallesi
sestoillesi
essive
sestanasi
sestoinasi
translative
sestaksesi
sestoiksesi
abessive
sestattasi
sestoittasi
instructive
comitative
—sestoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sestamme
sestamme
accusative
nom.
sestamme
sestamme
gen.
sestamme
genitive
sestamme
sestojemme sestaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
sestaamme
sestojamme
inessive
sestassamme
sestoissamme
elative
sestastamme
sestoistamme
illative
sestaamme
sestoihimme
adessive
sestallamme
sestoillamme
ablative
sestaltamme
sestoiltamme
allative
sestallemme
sestoillemme
essive
sestanamme
sestoinamme
translative
sestaksemme
sestoiksemme
abessive
sestattamme
sestoittamme
instructive
comitative
—sestoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sestanne
sestanne
accusative
nom.
sestanne
sestanne
gen.
sestanne
genitive
sestanne
sestojenne sestainne $^{rare}$
partitive
sestaanne
sestojanne
inessive
sestassanne
sestoissanne
elative
sestastanne
sestoistanne
illative
sestaanne
sestoihinne
adessive
sestallanne
sestoillanne
ablative
sestaltanne
sestoiltanne
allative
sestallenne
sestoillenne
essive
sestananne
sestoinanne
translative
sestaksenne
sestoiksenne
abessive
sestattanne
sestoittanne
instructive
comitative
—sestoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sestansa
sestansa
accusative
nom.
sestansa
sestansa
gen.
sestansa
genitive
sestansa
sestojensa sestainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
sestaansa
sestojaan sestojansa
inessive
sestassaan sestassansa
sestoissaan sestoissansa
elative
sestastaan sestastansa
sestoistaan sestoistansa
illative
sestaansa
sestoihinsa
adessive
sestallaan sestallansa
sestoillaan sestoillansa
ablative
sestaltaan sestaltansa
sestoiltaan sestoiltansa
allative
sestalleen sestallensa
sestoilleen sestoillensa
essive
sestanaan sestanansa
sestoinaan sestoinansa
translative
sestakseen sestaksensa
sestoikseen sestoiksensa
abessive
sestattaan sestattansa
sestoittaan sestoittansa
instructive
comitative
—sestoineen sestoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* sestoa

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɛ.sta/
* Rhymes: -ɛsta
* Hyphenation: sè‧sta

### Adjective

sesta
* feminine singular of sesto

### Anagrams

* asset, stase, stesa, tasse, tessa

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈses.tɑ/

### Numeral

sesta
* Alternative form of sixta

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sesta, from Latin sexta (hora), feminine of sextus (“sixth”), from sex (“six”). Doublet of sexta. Cognate with Spanish siesta.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɛs.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɛs.tɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈsɛʃ.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɛs.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɛʃ.tɐ/
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛstɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ɛʃtɐ
* Hyphenation: ses‧ta

### Noun

sesta f (plural sestas)
* nap (a short period of sleep, especially during the day)
    Synonyms: sonata, soneca, soninho, pestana

#### Related terms

* sesteada
* sestear
* sexta

### Further reading

* “sesta”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “sesta”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “sesta” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “sesta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “sesta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “sesta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025