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Webster 1913 Edition
Siesta
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Si-es′ta
,Noun.
A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after dinner; a midday nap.
Definition 2024
siesta
siesta
English
Noun
siesta (plural siestas)
- A nap, especially an afternoon one taken after lunch in some cultures.
Translations
an afternoon nap
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Verb
siesta (third-person singular simple present siestas, present participle siestaing, simple past and past participle siestaed)
- (intransitive) to take a siesta; to nap.
Synonyms
- siest
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowing from Spanish siesta.
Noun
siesta
Declension
| Inflection of siesta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | siesta | siestat | |
| genitive | siestan | siestojen | |
| partitive | siestaa | siestoja | |
| illative | siestaan | siestoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | siesta | siestat | |
| accusative | nom. | siesta | siestat |
| gen. | siestan | ||
| genitive | siestan | siestojen siestainrare |
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| partitive | siestaa | siestoja | |
| inessive | siestassa | siestoissa | |
| elative | siestasta | siestoista | |
| illative | siestaan | siestoihin | |
| adessive | siestalla | siestoilla | |
| ablative | siestalta | siestoilta | |
| allative | siestalle | siestoille | |
| essive | siestana | siestoina | |
| translative | siestaksi | siestoiksi | |
| instructive | — | siestoin | |
| abessive | siestatta | siestoitta | |
| comitative | — | siestoineen | |
Romansch
Etymology
Borrowing from Spanish siesta.
Noun
siesta f (plural siestas)
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) durmida
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) cupid
- (Sursilvan) tut
- (Sutsilvan) sien
- (Surmiran) cupidada, durmeidetta, cuc
- (Puter, Vallader) sönin
- (Vallader) sönet
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sexta (hora) (“sixth hour, noon”), feminine of sextus (“sixth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsjes.ta/
Noun
siesta f (plural siestas)