foresta

== Italian == === Etymology === Derived from Early Medieval Latin foresta. Documented since the thirteenth century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foˈrɛs.ta/ Rhymes: -ɛsta Hyphenation: fo‧rè‧sta === Noun === foresta f (plural foreste) forest Synonyms: bosco, selva ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Maltese: foresta ==== See also ==== giungla === References === foresta in Collins Italian-English Dictionary foresta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) foresta in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) foresta in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa forèsta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication forèsta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === foraste, fresato, sfaterò, sforate == Latin == === Noun === foresta f (genitive forestae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin) alternative form of forestis (documented from AD 778) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== see: forestis === References === "foresta", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian foresta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔˈrɛːs.ta/ Rhymes: -ɛːsta === Noun === foresta f (plural foresti) forest F’din il-foresta hemm ħafna siġar twal. ― In this forest there are a lot of tall trees. == Piedmontese == === Etymology === Derived from Early Medieval Latin foresta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fuˈresta/ === Noun === foresta f (plural foreste) forest == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foˈɾesta/ [foˈɾes.t̪a] Rhymes: -esta Syllabification: fo‧res‧ta === Etymology 1 === Ultimately from Early Medieval Latin foresta. ==== Noun ==== foresta f (plural forestas) (literary) forest Synonyms: bosque, selva, jungla, floresta === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== foresta inflection of forestar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “foresta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Venetan == === Adjective === foresta feminine singular of foresto