musta

musta

See also: muşta

English

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of must have.

Contraction

musta

1. (colloquial) Contraction of must have.

   He musta guessed. There's no other explanation.

Usage notes

Reflecting pronunciation, used when have is an auxiliary rather than main verb.

Synonyms

• must’ve

See also

• coulda
• hadda
• shoulda
• woulda
• mighta
• oughta

Anagrams

• Ma Tsu, Ma-tsu, Mat-Su, Matsu, Maust, sumat

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

• 'musta

Etymology

Clipping of kumusta.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mus‧ta

Interjection

musta

1. hello
2. how are you?
3. used to ask about the status of someone or something

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Chamicuro

Preposition

musta

1. with

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Estonian

Adjective

musta

1. genitive singular of must
2. partitive singular of must
3. illative singular of must

Noun

musta

1. genitive singular of must
2. partitive singular of must
3. illative singular of must

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmustɑ/, [ˈmus̠t̪ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ustɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mus‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *musta.

Adjective

musta (comparative mustempi, superlative mustin)

1. black (colour)
2. black (person)

Declension

Inflection of musta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		musta	mustat
genitive		mustan	mustien
partitive		mustaa	mustia
illative		mustaan	mustiin
		singular	plural
nominative		musta	mustat
accusative	nom.	musta	mustat
	gen.	mustan
genitive		mustan	mustien mustainrare
partitive		mustaa	mustia
inessive		mustassa	mustissa
elative		mustasta	mustista
illative		mustaan	mustiin
adessive		mustalla	mustilla
ablative		mustalta	mustilta
allative		mustalle	mustille
essive		mustana	mustina
translative		mustaksi	mustiksi
instructive		—	mustin
abessive		mustatta	mustitta
comitative		—	mustine

Possessive forms of musta (type koira)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	mustani	mustamme
2nd person	mustasi	mustanne
3rd person	mustansa

Antonyms

• (colour): valkoinen

Derived terms

• mustasti
• mustata
• mustelma
• mustuus

Compounds

compounds

• hiilenmusta
• hiilimusta
• kokomusta
• korpinmusta
• mattamusta
• mustaherukka
• mustaihoinen
• mustajuuri
• mustaleipä
• mustaleski
• mustalintu
• mustamaalaus
• mustamaija
• mustamakkara
• mustamies
• mustamulta
• mustankipeys
• mustankipeä
• mustanpuhuva
• mustapaita
• mustapaitainen
• mustapartainen
• mustapekka
• mustapippuri
• mustapää
• mustaraamattu
• mustarastas
• mustarousku
• mustaruuti
• mustasilmä
• mustatorvisieni
• mustavalkea
• mustavaris
• mustaviinimarja
• nokimusta
• pikimusta
• pikkumusta
• silkinmusta
• sinimusta
• sysimusta
• yönmusta

See also

Colors in Finnish · värit (layout · text)

valkoinen	harmaa	musta
punainen; verenpunainen	oranssi; ruskea	keltainen; kermankeltainen, kermanvalkoinen
limetinvihreä	vihreä	mintunvihreä, minttu; tummanvihreä
syaani; sinivihreä	taivaansininen, asuuri	sininen
violetti; indigosini, indigo	magenta; purppura	vaaleanpunainen, pinkki

Noun

musta

1. black (colour)
2. black (person)
3. black horse

Declension

Inflection of musta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		musta	mustat
genitive		mustan	mustien
partitive		mustaa	mustia
illative		mustaan	mustiin
		singular	plural
nominative		musta	mustat
accusative	nom.	musta	mustat
	gen.	mustan
genitive		mustan	mustien mustainrare
partitive		mustaa	mustia
inessive		mustassa	mustissa
elative		mustasta	mustista
illative		mustaan	mustiin
adessive		mustalla	mustilla
ablative		mustalta	mustilta
allative		mustalle	mustille
essive		mustana	mustina
translative		mustaksi	mustiksi
instructive		—	mustin
abessive		mustatta	mustitta
comitative		—	mustineen

Possessive forms of musta (type koira)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	mustani	mustamme
2nd person	mustasi	mustanne
3rd person	mustansa

Synonyms

• (person): neekeri (pejorative, considered racist), mustaihoinen (neutral)

Antonyms

• (colour): valkoinen
• (person): valkoihoinen

Derived terms

• nouns: mustalainen

Etymology 2

A variant for minusta.

Pronoun

musta

1. (colloquial, personal) elative singular of minä

See also

• minusta

Anagrams

• masut, musat, sumat

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Ingrian

Musta.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *musta. Cognates include Finnish musta and Estonian must.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmustɑ/, [ˈmus̠t]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmustɑ/, [ˈmuʃtɑ]
• Rhymes: -ustɑ
• Hyphenation: mus‧ta

Adjective

musta (comparative mustemp)

1. black
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. I. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Kynnetyn maan päält möö näemmä mustaa, tali harmaata maan päälyst.

     On the ploughed land we see the black, or grey surface of the earth.

Noun

musta

1. black

Declension

Declension of musta (type 3/koira, st-ss gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	musta	mussat
genitive	mussan	mustiin
partitive	mustaa	mustia
illative	mustaa	mustii
inessive	mussaas	mussiis
elative	mussast	mussist
allative	mussalle	mussille
adessive	mussaal	mussiil
ablative	mussalt	mussilt
translative	mussaks	mussiks
essive	mustanna, mustaan	mustinna, mustiin
exessive1)	mustant	mustint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Antonyms

• valkia (“white”)

Derived terms

• mustalain
• mustarästähäin

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 321

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Latin

Noun

musta

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mustum

References

• musta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Livonian

Alternative forms

• (Courland) mustā

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *musta.

Adjective

musta

1. black

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Livvi

Alternative forms

• mustu

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *musta.

Adjective

musta

1. black

Noun

musta

1. black

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Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl mōztla (“tomorrow”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːsta/
• (Izalco) IPA^(key): /ˈmusta/

Adverb

mūsta

1. tomorrow

   Musta ka peyna tiawit talmukwepat nikan

   Tomorrow in the morning we are going to come back here

Related terms

• wīpta (“day after tomorrow”)
• āshān (“today”)
• yālua (“yesterday”)

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kumusta
• kamusta

Etymology

Clipping of kumusta, from Spanish cómo está.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mus‧ta
• IPA^(key): /musˈta/, [mʊsˈta]

Interjection

mustá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. hello

   Synonym: oy

2. how are you; how's it going?

   Synonyms: kumusta, ano'ng balita

   'Musta ka diyan?

   How are you there?

3. expression for asking about someone or something

   'Musta kanina?

   How was earlier?