Vesta

See also: vesta, vésta, and vēsta

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

Etymology

From Middle English Vesta, 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/

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) 4 Vesta, the fourth asteroid discovered.

Synonyms
  • (astronomy): 4 Vesta, ⚶

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French

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Vesta

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

Synonyms
  • (astronomy): (4) Vesta, ⚶

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-; see also Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), Old High German wesan (“to be”) and Old High German wesan (“to be”), Gothic wisan (wisan), Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “to abide, to dwell”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwes.ta/, [ˈwɛs.ta]

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
  • Vesta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Vesta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Middle English

Etymology

From Latin Vesta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛsta/

Proper noun

Vesta

  1. (mythology) The Roman goddess of the hearth and home; Vesta.

Descendants

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Vesta f

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

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
Declension of Vesta
singular
nominative Vȅsta
genitive Veste
dative Vesti
accusative Vestu
vocative Vesto
locative Vesti
instrumental Vestom
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