Asta

Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Asta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – an herb found in Mexico, especially San Luis Potosi.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths, now Avitta.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Brassicaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Asteae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus in Brassicaceae): Asta schaffneri - type species; Asta stricta - other species

Translations

References

• Asta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Asta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Asta at the Catalogue of Life 
• Asta at Encyclopedia of Life
• Asta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Asta at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Asta at Tropicos
• Asta at The Plant List
• Asta at Brassibase

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Asta.

Proper noun

Asta (plural Astas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Asta is the 37076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Asta is most common among White (87.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Asta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65.

Danish

Etymology

Old Norse Ásta, a medieval diminutive of Ástríðr (hence Astrid).

Proper noun

Asta

1. a female given name

Estonian

Etymology

Short form of Astrid, Anastasia and Augusta.

Proper noun

Asta

1. a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Asta f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Asta: Astuson
• daughter of Asta: Astudóttir

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

From Old Norse Ásta, sometimes also used as a pet form of Augusta or Anastasia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑstɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
• Syllabification^(key): As‧ta

Proper noun

Asta

1. a female given name

Declension

Statistics

• Asta is the 173^rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,724 female individuals (and as a middle name to 727 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• -staa, saat, sata, taas, tasa

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Asta m or f by sense

1. a surname

Latin

Alternative forms

• Hasta

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ta/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ta/,

Proper noun

Asta f sg (genitive Astae); first declension

1. A city of Liguria on the river Tanarus, now Asti

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

References

• “Asta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Asta f

1. a female given name

Norwegian

Proper noun

Asta

1. a female given name from Old Norse of Old Norse origin

Plautdietsch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasta/

Noun

Asta

1. plural of Aust

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Asta c (genitive Astas)

1. a female given name of Old Norse origin, also used as a pet form of Augusta