"Vesta" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /vɛstə/
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, Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “abide dwell”). Vesta itself came to mean chaste, pure, or virgin, based from this goddess. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Vesta}} Middle English Vesta, {{der|en|la|Vesta}} Latin Vesta, {{cog|grc|ἑστία||to dwell}} Ancient Greek ἑστία (hestía, “to dwell”), {{m|grc|Ἑστία||Hestia}} Ἑστία (Hestía, “Hestia”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂wes-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-, {{cog|goh|-}} Old High German, {{cog|ang|wesan||to be}} Old English wesan (“to be”), {{cog|got|wisan|}} Gothic wisan, {{cog|sa|वसति||abide dwell}} Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “abide dwell”) Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: Roman Categories (topical): Roman deities, Asteroids, Fire, Gods Coordinate_terms (Eternal Virgin Goddesses): Hestia, Artemis, Diana, Athena, Minerva Translations (Roman goddess): فِسْتَا (fistā) [feminine] (Arabic), ᏪᏍᏔ (westa) (Cherokee), 維斯塔 (Chinese Mandarin), 维斯塔 (Wéisītǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Vesto (Esperanto), Vesta (Finnish), Vesta [feminine] (French), Βέστα (Vésta) [feminine] (Greek), Veiste [feminine] (Irish), ウェスタ (Wesuta) (Japanese), ヴェスタ (Vesuta) (Japanese), 베스타 (Beseuta) (Korean), व्हेस्टा (vhesṭā) [feminine] (Marathi), Westa [feminine] (Polish), Vesta [feminine] (Portuguese), Ве́ста (Vésta) [feminine] (Russian), Ве̏ста [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Vȅsta [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Vesta (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-Vesta-en-name-Cq3ctBjR Disambiguation of Asteroids: 24 36 40 Disambiguation of Fire: 44 37 19 Disambiguation of Gods: 68 23 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 41 44 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'Eternal Virgin Goddesses': 58 21 21 Disambiguation of 'Roman goddess': 64 31 4
  2. A female given name from Latin in occasional use. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Asteroids, Fire
    Sense id: en-Vesta-en-name-oX7nQF9p Disambiguation of Asteroids: 24 36 40 Disambiguation of Fire: 44 37 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 41 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 43 30
  3. (astronomy) The fourth asteroid discovered, and second largest, (4) Vesta. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Asteroids, Fire Synonyms: [astronomy, natural-sciences, astrology, mysticism, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences], formerly 🝷 [astronomy, natural-sciences, astrology, mysticism, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences] Derived forms: vestal, vestal virgin, Vestan, Vestian, vestoid Translations (asteroid): فِيسْتَا (fīstā) [feminine] (Arabic), ᏪᏍᏔ (westa) (Cherokee), 灶神星 (Zàoshénxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 維斯塔 (Chinese Mandarin), 维斯塔 (Wéisītǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), Vesto (Esperanto), Vesta (Finnish), Vesta [feminine] (French), Εστία (Estía) [feminine] (Greek), ベスタ (Besuta) (Japanese), 베스타 (Beseuta) (Korean), व्हेस्टा (vhesṭā) [masculine] (Marathi), Ве́ста (Vésta) [feminine] (Russian), Vesta [feminine] (Spanish), Vesta (Swahili), Vesta (Vietnamese), sao Táo Thần (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Vesta-en-name-D9KLWVfa Disambiguation of Asteroids: 24 36 40 Disambiguation of Fire: 44 37 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 41 44 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'asteroid': 12 9 79

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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "Zàoshénxīng",
      "sense": "asteroid",
      "word": "灶神星"
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      "code": "sw",
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    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "asteroid",
      "word": "Vesta"
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      "sense": "asteroid",
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    "Vesta"
  ],
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}

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