fresta

Significat (English)

1. (feminine) a gap or slit; a small, narrow, usually vertical, aperture in a wall, curtain or other objects by which one can see what is beyond or outside them
2. (feminine) a narrow window

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fres‧ta

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈfɾɛs.tɐ/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from llatí: fenestra

Cognate with gallec: fiestra

Cognate with espanyol: hiniestra

Cognate with català: finestra

Cognate with occità: fenèstra

Cognate with francès: fenêtre

Cognate with italià: finestra

Cognate with romanès: fereastră

Cognate with alemany: Fenster

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese fẽestra (“window”) by metathesis, from Latin fenestra (“window”), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Galician fiestra, Spanish hiniestra, Catalan finestra, Occitan fenèstra, French fenêtre, Italian finestra, Romanian fereastră and German Fenster.