vasta
See also: Vasta, vásta, and vasta-
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈvas.tə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈbas.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈvas.ta/
Adjective
vasta
- feminine singular of vast
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vastus, English vast and French vaste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvasta]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -asta
- Hyphenation: vas‧ta
Adjective
vasta (accusative singular vastan, plural vastaj, accusative plural vastajn)
- extensive, vast, spacious
- Antonym: malvasta
Derived terms
- malvasta
- vastigi
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ/, [ˈʋɑs̠t̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
- Syllabification(key): vas‧ta
Etymology 1
From vasta- (“just, recently”).
Adverb
vasta
- Expressing delay or that something takes place later; not until, only, but
- Antonym: jo
- Hänen piti tulla tänään, mutta hän tuleekin vasta ylihuomenna.
- He was expected today, but he does not come until the day after tomorrow.
- Ota ensin asioista selvää, ja puhu vasta sitten!
- First find out the facts and speak only thereafter!
- Expressing that something happened only recently; newly, freshly, just
- Synonyms: juuri, (colloquial) just, justiin, justiinsa
- Antonym: jo
- vasta leivottu ― freshly baked
- vasta äsken ― just a while ago
- Expressing disappointment or frustration in a task; only.
- Synonym: vain
- Antonyms: jo, jopa
- Hän oli tässä kilpailussa vasta kolmantena.
- He was only third in this race.
- Olen edennyt vasta vähän kaikista ponnisteluistani huolimatta.
- Despite all my effort I have made only a little progress until now.
- Olemme kävelleet vasta kymmenen kilometriä ja olen jo aivan uupunut.
- We have walked only ten kilometers and I am already completely exhausted.
- Ja nyt vasta hän huomaa kertoa jotain noin tärkeää...
- Now he thinks to tell me something so important...
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old East Slavic хвостъ (xvostŭ). Related to Ingrian vasta, Karelian vašta, Ludian vast and Veps vast. Alternatively a Germanic borrowing; compare Swedish kvast.
Noun
vasta
- bath broom, a kind of whip made of birch twigs and used in the sauna to enhance the effect of heat by gently beating oneself with it.
- Synonyms: vihta, saunavasta, saunavihta
Usage notes
See usage notes under vihta.
Declension
| Inflection of vasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vasta | vastat | |
| genitive | vastan | vastojen | |
| partitive | vastaa | vastoja | |
| illative | vastaan | vastoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vasta | vastat | |
| accusative | nom. | vasta | vastat |
| gen. | vastan | ||
| genitive | vastan | vastojen vastainrare | |
| partitive | vastaa | vastoja | |
| inessive | vastassa | vastoissa | |
| elative | vastasta | vastoista | |
| illative | vastaan | vastoihin | |
| adessive | vastalla | vastoilla | |
| ablative | vastalta | vastoilta | |
| allative | vastalle | vastoille | |
| essive | vastana | vastoina | |
| translative | vastaksi | vastoiksi | |
| instructive | — | vastoin | |
| abessive | vastatta | vastoitta | |
| comitative | — | vastoineen | |
| Possessive forms of vasta (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | vastani | vastamme |
| 2nd person | vastasi | vastanne |
| 3rd person | vastansa | |
Derived terms
- saunavasta
- vastas
- vastoa
See also
- sauna
- löyly
Anagrams
- vasat, vatsa
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto vasta, English vast, French vaste, Italian vasto, Spanish vasto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvasta/
Adjective
vasta
- vast, extensive
- Synonyms: granda, larja, spacoza
- Antonyms: mikra, streta
Derived terms
- vastega
- vasteso
Ingrian
Kolt vastaa.
Etymology
From Old East Slavic хвостъ (xvostŭ, “tail”), from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ. Cognates include Finnish vasta and Veps vast.
Alternatively, borrowed from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kwastuz (“tassel”). Compare Swedish kvast.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ/, [ˈʋɑs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ/, [ˈʋɑʃtɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
- Hyphenation: vas‧ta
Noun
vasta
- bath broom (whip made of birch twigs and used in saunas to enhance the effect of heat)
Declension
| Declension of vasta (type 3/kana, st-ss gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vasta | vassat |
| genitive | vassan | vastoin |
| partitive | vastaa | vastoja |
| illative | vastaa | vastoi |
| inessive | vassaas | vassois |
| elative | vassast | vassoist |
| allative | vassalle | vassoille |
| adessive | vassaal | vassoil |
| ablative | vassalt | vassoilt |
| translative | vassaks | vassoiks |
| essive | vastanna, vastaan | vastoinna, vastoin |
| exessive1) | vastant | vastoint |
| 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. | ||
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 645
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈva.sta/
- Rhymes: -asta
- Hyphenation: và‧sta
Adjective
vasta
- feminine singular of vasto
Anagrams
- stava
Latin
Pronunciation
- vāsta: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯aːs.ta/, [ˈu̯äːs̠t̪ä]
- vāsta: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvas.ta/, [ˈväst̪ä]
- vāstā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯aːs.taː/, [ˈu̯äːs̠t̪äː]
- vāstā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvas.ta/, [ˈväst̪ä]
Adjective
vāsta
- inflection of vāstus:
- feminine nominative/vocative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Adjective
vāstā
- feminine ablative singular of vāstus
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvas.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈvaʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvas.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvaʃ.tɐ/
Adjective
vasta
- feminine singular of vasto
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbasta/ [ˈbas.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -asta
- Syllabification: vas‧ta
Adjective
vasta
- feminine singular of vasto