nasta
See also: Nasta and nästa
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑstɑ/, [ˈnɑs̠t̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
- Syllabification(key): nas‧ta
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Norwegian neste, Old English nestila).
Noun
nasta
- tack (small nail with flat head)
- thumbtack (nail-like tack)
- stud (small protruding object, such as those on studded tyres)
- pin (used for fastening)
- (automotive, slang, in the plural) studded tyre
- Laitoin nastat alle jo lokakuussa, koska ensilumi tuli.
- I swapped the studded tyres on in October already, because the first snow came.
Declension
| Inflection of nasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nasta | nastat | |
| genitive | nastan | nastojen | |
| partitive | nastaa | nastoja | |
| illative | nastaan | nastoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nasta | nastat | |
| accusative | nom. | nasta | nastat |
| gen. | nastan | ||
| genitive | nastan | nastojen nastainrare | |
| partitive | nastaa | nastoja | |
| inessive | nastassa | nastoissa | |
| elative | nastasta | nastoista | |
| illative | nastaan | nastoihin | |
| adessive | nastalla | nastoilla | |
| ablative | nastalta | nastoilta | |
| allative | nastalle | nastoille | |
| essive | nastana | nastoina | |
| translative | nastaksi | nastoiksi | |
| instructive | — | nastoin | |
| abessive | nastatta | nastoitta | |
| comitative | — | nastoineen | |
| Possessive forms of nasta (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nastani | nastamme |
| 2nd person | nastasi | nastanne |
| 3rd person | nastansa | |
Derived terms
- nastata
- nastoittaa
Compounds
- haaranasta
- holkkinasta
- nastahammas
- nastarengas
- nivelnasta
- piirustusnasta
Etymology 2
Probably from etymology 1; compare the semantic development of nappi in mennä nappiin.[1] First attested in the 1940s.
Adjective
nasta (comparative nastempi or nastampi, superlative nastoin or nastin)
- (slang) cool, neat, great
Declension
| Inflection of nasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nasta | nastat | |
| genitive | nastan | nastojen | |
| partitive | nastaa | nastoja | |
| illative | nastaan | nastoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nasta | nastat | |
| accusative | nom. | nasta | nastat |
| gen. | nastan | ||
| genitive | nastan | nastojen nastainrare | |
| partitive | nastaa | nastoja | |
| inessive | nastassa | nastoissa | |
| elative | nastasta | nastoista | |
| illative | nastaan | nastoihin | |
| adessive | nastalla | nastoilla | |
| ablative | nastalta | nastoilta | |
| allative | nastalle | nastoille | |
| essive | nastana | nastoina | |
| translative | nastaksi | nastoiksi | |
| instructive | — | nastoin | |
| abessive | nastatta | nastoitta | |
| comitative | — | nastoine | |
| Possessive forms of nasta (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nastani | nastamme |
| 2nd person | nastasi | nastanne |
| 3rd person | nastansa | |
Synonyms
- siisti (literally “clean”)
- mainio, oiva
References
- Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
Anagrams
- ansat, natsa, sanat, santa, tasan
Latvian
Noun
nasta f (4th declension)
- burden
- load
- pack
- weight
- onus
Declension
Declension of nasta (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nasta | nastas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nastu | nastas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nastas | nastu |
| dative (datīvs) | nastai | nastām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nastu | nastām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nastā | nastās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nasta | nastas |
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From Hindi नाश्ता (nāśtā), from Persian ناشتا (nâštâ, nâšetâ).
Noun
nasta
- breakfast