fusta

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin fusta (“beam”), from Latin fustis, with a change in gender. See also the dialectal or archaic fust. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfus.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfus.ta] === Noun === fusta f (plural fustes) wood, timber constitution, makings ==== Derived terms ==== fustam fuster === Further reading === “fusta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “fusta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “fusta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “fusta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese fusta. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈfusta/ [ˈfus.t̪a] Rhymes: -usta Syllabification: fus‧ta === Noun === fusta (plural fusta-fusta) (dated) light boat == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfus.ta/ Rhymes: -usta Hyphenation: fù‧sta === Etymology 1 === From Latin fūstis (“beam”), possibly through Venetan. Compare Portuguese and Spanish fusta, Old French fuste. Doublet of fusto and of below. ==== Noun ==== fusta f (plural fuste) (historical) a kind of fast galley used mainly by pirates Hypernym: galea ===== Descendants ===== → Albanian: fustë ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin fūstis m. Doublet of fusto and of above. ==== Noun ==== fusta f (plural fuste) (archaic) torch Synonyms: fiaccola, torcia (archaic) strong rope, especially if made of rushes Synonym: fune ==== References ==== === Further reading === fusta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication == Latin == === Etymology === From fustis (“cudgel, staff”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfuːs.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfus.ta] === Noun === fūsta f (genitive fūstae); first declension (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) beam ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== fustibalus fustīgō fustis ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: fusta Catalan: fusta Italian: fusta → Albanian: fustë Middle French: fuste Occitan: fusta Portuguese: fusta → English: fust Spanish: fusta === References === "fusta", 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) == Occitan == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin fūsta (“beam, log”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfysto/ === Noun === fusta f (plural fustas) wood, lumber beam ==== Dialectal variants ==== husta (Gascon) ==== Derived terms ==== fustatge fustam fustariá fustièr == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfusta] === Noun === fusta f definite nominative/accusative singular of fustă == Spanish == === Etymology === Feminized counterpart to Spanish fuste. Compare Catalan fusta, Portuguese fusta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfusta/ [ˈfus.t̪a] Rhymes: -usta Syllabification: fus‧ta === Noun === fusta f (plural fustas) thin flexible stick or whip used to spur horses Synonym: látigo a type of wool fabric light boat with one or two masts, often used for exploration bundle of sticks, branches and/or firewood ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “fusta”, 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 Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “fuste”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 983