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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian basta .
Pronunciation
Interjection
basta
( obsolete outside Spanish/Portuguese/Italian contexts) (that's) enough ; stop !
c. 1590–1592 (date written) , William Shakespeare , “The Taming of the Shrew ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio ), London: Isaac Iaggard , and Ed Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , , page 212 , column 1:Baſta , content thee: for I haue it full.
Translations
References
Further reading
Anagrams
Afar
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian pasta .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /basˈta/
Hyphenation: bas‧ta
Noun
bastá f
pasta
Declension
Declension of bastá
absolutive
bastá
predicative
bastá
subjective
bastá
genitive
bastá
Hyponyms
References
E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985 ) “basta”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English) , University of London, →ISBN
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Frankish *bastijan ( “ to sew, weave ” ) .
Noun
basta f (plural bastes )
( sewing ) tack , basting stitch
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
basta f sg
feminine singular of bast
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
basta
inflection of bastar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “basta ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish basta , from Vulgar Latin *bastāre , from Ancient Greek βαστάζω ( bastázō ) .
Pronunciation
Adverb
basta
so long as
Conjunction
basta
provided that
Interjection
basta
used in a refusal to provide a full answer to a question
enough !, (I'm) not hearing anymore of this!, (I'm) not listening anymore!
Danish
Etymology
From Italian basta ( “ enough! ” ) .
Interjection
basta
my decision is final , and I will debate no further
Vi tager til Bern, og dermed basta .
We're going to Bern, end of discussion .
Synonyms
Descendants
Dutch
Etymology
From Italian basta .
Pronunciation
Interjection
basta
basta , enough , that is final
Synonym: punt uit
Galician
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) :
Interjection
basta
enough , stop !
1922 , Armando Cotarelo Valledor, Trebón :¡Basta, basta! Vosté é sorteira, tía Suíña. Ben sabe que esas meiguerías son carocas que Dios condena. Peca quen as usa, e peca moito máis quen as espende.«Stop, stop! You a sorceress, aunt Suíña. You know well that those witcheries are blatant lies that God condemns. Whoever uses them sins, and sins even more whoever deals them.»
Etymology 2
Verb
basta
inflection of bastar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
inflection of bastir :
first / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian basta .
Pronunciation
Interjection
basta
( colloquial ) basta
Und damit basta ! ― And that's enough!
Further reading
“basta ” in Duden online
“basta ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish basta .
Adjective
basta
enough
Icelandic
Interjection
basta
Only used in punktur og basta
Italian
Pronunciation
Verb
basta
inflection of bastare :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Interjection
basta
enough !
Ora basta ! Adesso basta ! ― That's enough !
basta così? ― Is that enough ?
Derived terms
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian basta .
Pronunciation
Preposition
basta
so long as , provided
Basta li ma jkunx hemm riskju ta‘ konfużjoni.As long as there is no risk of confusion.
in spite of
Usage notes
The alternative form mbasta is slightly favoured for the use case of in spite of amongst many speakers.
Interjection
basta
enough , stop , shut up
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian basta .[ 1]
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbas.ta/
Rhymes: -asta
Syllabification: bas‧ta
Interjection
basta
( literary ) enough ! that does it !
Synonyms: dosyć , dość ; starczy , wystarczy
Derived terms
References
Further reading
basta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
basta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Interjection
basta
enough
Basta! Saia daqui agora!Enough! Get out of here now!
Verb
basta
inflection of bastar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
inflection of bastir :
first / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian basta .
Adverb
basta
enough
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbasta/
Rhymes: -asta
Syllabification: bas‧ta
Etymology 1
Interjection
basta
enough , can it
Derived terms
Verb
basta
inflection of bastar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
From Frankish *bastijan ( “ to sew, weave ” ) . Not through bastir (from the same Frankish origin), due to semantic incompatibility.
Noun
basta f (plural bastas )
( sewing ) basting
Synonyms: hilván , bastilla
Etymology 3
Adjective
basta
feminine singular of basto
Etymology 4
Verb
basta
inflection of bastir :
first / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology 1
From bastu + -a .
Pronunciation
Verb
basta (present bastar , preterite bastade , supine bastat , imperative basta )
to sit in a sauna
Synonyms: bada bastu , ( Finland ) gå i bastu
Sitter han fortfarande och bastar ? Is he still in the sauna?
Conjugation
Conjugation of basta (weak)
Etymology 2
From Italian or Spanish basta .
Pronunciation
Interjection
basta
enough ! No more discussion!
Usage notes
Used to state that the discussion is over, and that the speaker won't listen to any further arguments.
Derived terms
References
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish basta .
Pronunciation
Interjection
bastá or basta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ )
used to react when one refuses to give an explanation : just because !; none of your business !; no need to ask !; whatever !
Bakit ka nandito? Basta ! Why are you here? Just because !
used to react to one's sudden loss for words during an explanation
Ay, basta ! Nakakainis talaga siya! Urghh, whatever ! He's just so annoying!
Conjunction
bastá or basta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ )
as long as ; provided that ; only if
Kahit mahirap, basta't masipag, ay aasenso. Even in poverty, as long as one is hardworking, one's lifestyle will improve.
Adverb
bastá or basta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ )
used to reduce the force of an imperative : simply ; just
Basta panoorin mo ako.Just watch me.
used to emphasize that one's knowledge or concern is limited : just ; all I know is that; all that matters is that; all I can say is that
Basta ibinigay niya sa akin ang bata, at hindi na siya nagpaliwanag.All I know is that he gave me the child, and he didn't explain.
Basta ayaw ako mahuli ng pulis.I just don't want to be caught by the police.
just ; only ; merely ( used in the negative )
Hindi lang siya basta guwapo, matalino pa. He's not just handsome, but intelligent too.
Magtrabaho ka naman at hindi basta natutulog lang buong araw. Do your work and, not just sleep all day.
used to emphasize lack of discernment in one's actions : just
Huwag kang basta maniniwala sa mga grupong nanghihikayat na sumama ka sa kanila. Don't just believe in groups that persuade you to go with them.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
bastâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ )
packaging ; packing ; baling
Synonym: pakete
bundle ; bale ; large bundle
Synonym: paldo
Derived terms
Further reading
“basta ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
Noun
basta
Soft mutation of pasta .
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.