"foresta" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /fɔˈrɛːs.ta/ Forms: foresti [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛːsta Etymology: Borrowed from Italian foresta. Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:bor|it:foresta|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "foresta", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "foresta", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="foresta"> Borrowed from Italian foresta. Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=foresti}} foresta f (plural foresti)
  1. forest Tags: feminine Synonyms: bosk, masġar

Inflected forms

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