justa
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
justa
- feminine singular of just
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from French juste, Italian giusto, English just, all ultimately from Latin iūstus (+ -a).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjusta/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -usta
- Syllabification: jus‧ta
Adjective
justa (accusative singular justan, plural justaj, accusative plural justajn)
Further reading
- “justa”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “justa”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto ĝusta, English just, French juste, Italian giusto, Spanish justo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒusta/, /ˈd͡ʒusta/
Adjective
justa
- right, correct, well-grounded, exact, proper (of measure, time, balance, word, thought, etc.); conforming to some proper standard (not in a legal sense)
Derived terms
- adjustigar
- justa-tempe (“at the right time, in the nick of time, precise”)
- nejusta (“improper, wrong”)
See also
Indonesian
Etymology
A variant of dusta.
Noun
justa
- a lie
Latin
Pronunciation
- jūsta:
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjuːs.ta]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjus.ta]
- jūstā:
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjuːs.taː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjus.ta]
Adjective
jūsta
- inflection of jūstus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
jūstā
- ablative feminine singular of jūstus
References
- “justa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “justa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjusːta/
Adverb
justa
- alternative form of juste
Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Old Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒusta/
Noun
justa f (plural justas)
- female equivalent of justo
Adjective
justa
- feminine singular of justo
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese justa.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒus.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʒuʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒus.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒuʃ.tɐ/
- Rhymes: -ustɐ
- Hyphenation: jus‧ta
- Homophone: Justa
Noun
justa f (plural justas)
Adjective
justa
- feminine singular of justo
Further reading
- “justa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “justa”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
- “justa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “justa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
- “justa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxusta/ [ˈxus.t̪a]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -usta
- Syllabification: jus‧ta
Etymology 1
Deverbal from justar.
Noun
justa f (plural justas)
- tournament
- joust
- jousting (often in the plural)
Adjective
justa
- feminine singular of justo
Etymology 2
Verb
justa
- inflection of justar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “justa”, 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
justa
- feminine singular of justo