English

Noun

arista ‎(plural aristae or aristas)

1. (biology) One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.

Translations

References

• Oxford English Dictionary

Anagrams

• aartis
• ataris
• riatas
• tarsia
• tiaras

Finnish

Adjective

arista

1. Elative plural form of arka.

Verb

arista

1. Indicative present connegative form of aristaa.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of aristaa.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of aristaa.

Anagrams

• arasti, raatsi, rasiat, rastia, ratsia, Sarita, tsaari

Italian

Etymology 1

Possibly from Ancient Greek ἄρῐστος ‎(áristos, “the best”), as it is considered the most prized cut of pig meat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ri.sta/

Noun

arista f ‎(plural ariste)

1. pork loin

Etymology 2

From Latin arista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈri.sta/

Noun

arista f ‎(plural ariste)

1. (biology, botany, zoology) arista
2. (literary) awn, ear (of grain)

Synonyms

• (ear of grain): resta, spiga

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Most likely from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈris.ta/, [aˈrɪs.ta]

Noun

arista f ‎(genitive aristae); first declension

1. awn (beard of grain)
2. ear of grain
3. harvest; summer

Inflection

First declension.

References

• arista in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• arista in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ARISTA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Noun

arista f (plural aristas)

1. (biology) arista (one of the fibrils found on grains or fishes)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin arista.

Noun

arista f ‎(plural aristas)

1. (architecture) arris
2. (geometry) edge (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet)
3. (geology) arête