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Catalan
Verb
gasta
inflection of gastar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Galician
Verb
gasta
inflection of gastar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish gasta . By surface analysis , gas ( “ sprig, shoot ” ) + -ta .
Pronunciation
Adjective
gasta
fast ; quick , rapid
Synonyms: mear , tapa
quick, clever
Declension
Declension of gasta
Positive
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
strong noun
weak noun
nominative
gasta
ghasta
gasta ;ghasta 2
vocative
ghasta
gasta
genitive
gasta
gasta
gasta
dative
gasta ;ghasta 1
ghasta
gasta ;ghasta 2
Comparative
níos gasta
Superlative
is gasta
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Alternative comparative degree: gaiste
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ “gasta ”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 , Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “gasta ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ) A Dialect of Donegal , Cambridge University Press, § 380 , page 128
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “gasta ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “gasta ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm
“gasta ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
gāsta
genitive plural of gāst
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Participle
gasta
feminine singular of gasto
Etymology 2
Verb
gasta
inflection of gastar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish gasta .
Pronunciation
Adjective
gasta
excellent , good
A bheil thu gu gasta ? ― Are you quite well?
handsome , beautiful , well-shaped , comely , fine
a bhean ghasta ― his beautiful wife
nì gasta ― a fine thing
is gast' am balach thu ― you are a fine fellow
duine gasta ― a handsome man
clever , expert , ingenious , skilful
duine gasta ― a wise and skilful man or a religious man
generous , open-handed
chaste
gallant , brave
17th c. , traditional, Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda :Alasdair Mhic, hò hò , Cholla ghasta , hò hò Às do làimh -sa, hò hò , dh'earb ainn tapachd , trom eile Alasdair son of, hò hò , gallant Coll, hò hò From your hand, hò hò , I'd expect valour, trom eile
neat
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Edward Dwelly (1911 ) “gasta”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan , 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
MacLennan, Malcolm (1925 ) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language , Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈɡasta/
Rhymes: -asta
Syllabification: gas‧ta
Verb
gasta
inflection of gastar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Swedish
Verb
gasta (present gastar , preterite gastade , supine gastat , imperative gasta )
to shout , to bawl (shout noisily)
Conjugation
References
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish gastar .
Pronunciation
Noun
gastá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜐ᜔ᜆ )
spending of money
Synonyms: gugol , gastos , paggugol , paggastos
Derived terms
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