vasta
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Kolt vastaa.
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Pronunciation
Adjective
vasta
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vastus, English vast and French vaste.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vasta (accusative singular vastan, plural vastaj, accusative plural vastajn)
Derived terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
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
- 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...
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “2. vasta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
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 | ||
| abessive | vastatta | vastoitta | ||
| instructive | — | vastoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “1. vasta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto vasta, English vast, French vaste, Italian vasto, Spanish vasto.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vasta
Derived terms
Ingrian
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/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑst, -ɑstɑ
- Hyphenation: vas‧ta
- Homophone: vast
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. | ||
Derived terms
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
Adjective
vasta
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- vāsta: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯aːs.ta/,
- vāsta: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvas.ta/,
- vāstā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯aːs.taː/,
- vāstā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvas.ta/,
Adjective
vāsta
- inflection of vāstus:
Adjective
vāstā
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
vasta
Etymology 2
Verb
vasta
- inflection of vastar:
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
vasta