# hefta
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish häfta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈheftɑ/, [ˈhe̞ft̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eftɑ
* Hyphenation: hef‧ta

### Noun

hefta (colloquial)
* plaster, band-aid

#### Declension

Possessive forms of hefta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heftani
heftani
accusative
nom.
heftani
heftani
gen.
heftani
genitive
heftani
heftojeni heftaini $^{rare}$
partitive
heftaani
heftojani
inessive
heftassani
heftoissani
elative
heftastani
heftoistani
illative
heftaani
heftoihini
adessive
heftallani
heftoillani
ablative
heftaltani
heftoiltani
allative
heftalleni
heftoilleni
essive
heftanani
heftoinani
translative
heftakseni
heftoikseni
abessive
heftattani
heftoittani
instructive
comitative
—heftoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heftasi
heftasi
accusative
nom.
heftasi
heftasi
gen.
heftasi
genitive
heftasi
heftojesi heftaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
heftaasi
heftojasi
inessive
heftassasi
heftoissasi
elative
heftastasi
heftoistasi
illative
heftaasi
heftoihisi
adessive
heftallasi
heftoillasi
ablative
heftaltasi
heftoiltasi
allative
heftallesi
heftoillesi
essive
heftanasi
heftoinasi
translative
heftaksesi
heftoiksesi
abessive
heftattasi
heftoittasi
instructive
comitative
—heftoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heftamme
heftamme
accusative
nom.
heftamme
heftamme
gen.
heftamme
genitive
heftamme
heftojemme heftaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
heftaamme
heftojamme
inessive
heftassamme
heftoissamme
elative
heftastamme
heftoistamme
illative
heftaamme
heftoihimme
adessive
heftallamme
heftoillamme
ablative
heftaltamme
heftoiltamme
allative
heftallemme
heftoillemme
essive
heftanamme
heftoinamme
translative
heftaksemme
heftoiksemme
abessive
heftattamme
heftoittamme
instructive
comitative
—heftoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heftanne
heftanne
accusative
nom.
heftanne
heftanne
gen.
heftanne
genitive
heftanne
heftojenne heftainne $^{rare}$
partitive
heftaanne
heftojanne
inessive
heftassanne
heftoissanne
elative
heftastanne
heftoistanne
illative
heftaanne
heftoihinne
adessive
heftallanne
heftoillanne
ablative
heftaltanne
heftoiltanne
allative
heftallenne
heftoillenne
essive
heftananne
heftoinanne
translative
heftaksenne
heftoiksenne
abessive
heftattanne
heftoittanne
instructive
comitative
—heftoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heftansa
heftansa
accusative
nom.
heftansa
heftansa
gen.
heftansa
genitive
heftansa
heftojensa heftainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
heftaansa
heftojaan heftojansa
inessive
heftassaan heftassansa
heftoissaan heftoissansa
elative
heftastaan heftastansa
heftoistaan heftoistansa
illative
heftaansa
heftoihinsa
adessive
heftallaan heftallansa
heftoillaan heftoillansa
ablative
heftaltaan heftaltansa
heftoiltaan heftoiltansa
allative
heftalleen heftallensa
heftoilleen heftoillensa
essive
heftanaan heftanansa
heftoinaan heftoinansa
translative
heftakseen heftaksensa
heftoikseen heftoiksensa
abessive
heftattaan heftattansa
heftoittaan heftoittansa
instructive
comitative
—heftoineen heftoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* laastari

### Further reading

* “hefta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɛfta/
    Rhymes: -ɛfta

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse hepta, from Proto-Germanic *haftijaną.

#### Verb

hefta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hefti, supine heft)
* to bind
* to nip, to hinder
* to sew or staple (sheets of paper or similar), especially to form a booklet, fascicle or quire

##### Derived terms

* heftari
* hefti
* heftingur
* heftiplástur
* heftivél
* heftivír

### Etymology 2

From hefti (“staple”).

#### Verb

hefta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative heftaði, supine heftað)
* to staple (fasten with a staple)

##### Conjugation
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* heftene

### Noun

hefta n
* definite plural of hefte

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse hepta.

#### Alternative forms

* hefte (e and split infinitives)

#### Verb

hefta (present tense heftar or hefter, past tense hefta or hefte, past participle hefta or heft, passive infinitive heftast, present participle heftande, imperative heft)
* to encumber

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

hefta n
* definite plural of heft
* definite plural of hefte

## Old Frisian
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haftijaną.

### Verb

hefta
* to fix

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* èfta

### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هفته (hafta), from Persian هفته (hafte, “week”), from هفت (haft, “seven”). Akin to heftàluk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xěfta/
* Hyphenation: hef‧ta

### Noun

hèfta f (Cyrillic spelling хѐфта)
* (regional, Bosnia, Serbia) week

#### Synonyms

* (week): sèdmica, nèdjelja, tjȅdan (Croatia)

#### Derived terms

* uhèftati

### References

* “hefta”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
* Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 325