musta

See also: muşta

English

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of must have.

Contraction

musta

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of must have.
    He musta guessed. There's no other explanation.

Usage notes

Reflecting pronunciation, used when have is an auxiliary rather than main verb.

Synonyms

See also

Anagrams

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of kumusta.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: mus‧ta

Interjection

musta

  1. hello
  2. how are you?
  3. used to ask about the status of someone or something

Chamicuro

Preposition

musta

  1. with

Estonian

Adjective

musta

  1. genitive singular of must
  2. partitive singular of must
  3. illative singular of must

Noun

musta

  1. genitive singular of must
  2. partitive singular of must
  3. illative singular of must

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmustɑ/, [ˈmus̠t̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ustɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mus‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *musta.

Adjective

musta (comparative mustempi, superlative mustin)

  1. black (colour)
  2. black (person)
Declension
Inflection of musta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative musta mustat
genitive mustan mustien
partitive mustaa mustia
illative mustaan mustiin
singular plural
nominative musta mustat
accusative nom. musta mustat
gen. mustan
genitive mustan mustien
mustainrare
partitive mustaa mustia
inessive mustassa mustissa
elative mustasta mustista
illative mustaan mustiin
adessive mustalla mustilla
ablative mustalta mustilta
allative mustalle mustille
essive mustana mustina
translative mustaksi mustiksi
instructive — mustin
abessive mustatta mustitta
comitative — mustine
Possessive forms of musta (type koira)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person mustani mustamme
2nd person mustasi mustanne
3rd person mustansa
Antonyms
Derived terms
Compounds
compounds
See also
Colors in Finnish · värit (layout · text)
     valkoinen      harmaa      musta
             punainen; verenpunainen              oranssi; ruskea              keltainen; kermankeltainen, kermanvalkoinen
             limetinvihreä              vihreä              mintunvihreä, minttu; tummanvihreä
             syaani; sinivihreä              taivaansininen, asuuri              sininen
             violetti; indigosini, indigo              magenta; purppura              vaaleanpunainen, pinkki

Noun

musta

  1. black (colour)
  2. black (person)
  3. black horse
Declension
Inflection of musta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative musta mustat
genitive mustan mustien
partitive mustaa mustia
illative mustaan mustiin
singular plural
nominative musta mustat
accusative nom. musta mustat
gen. mustan
genitive mustan mustien
mustainrare
partitive mustaa mustia
inessive mustassa mustissa
elative mustasta mustista
illative mustaan mustiin
adessive mustalla mustilla
ablative mustalta mustilta
allative mustalle mustille
essive mustana mustina
translative mustaksi mustiksi
instructive — mustin
abessive mustatta mustitta
comitative — mustineen
Possessive forms of musta (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person mustani mustamme
2nd person mustasi mustanne
3rd person mustansa
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

A variant for minusta.

Pronoun

musta

  1. (colloquial, personal) elative singular of minä
See also

Anagrams

Ingrian
Musta.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *musta. Cognates include Finnish musta and Estonian must.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmustɑ/, [ˈmus̠t]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmustɑ/, [ˈmuʃtɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ustɑ
  • Hyphenation: mus‧ta

Adjective

musta (comparative mustemp)

  1. black
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. I. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
      Kynnetyn maan päält möö näemmä mustaa, tali harmaata maan päälyst.
      On the ploughed land we see the black, or grey surface of the earth.

Noun

musta

  1. black

Declension
Declension of musta (type 3/koira, st-ss gradation)
singular plural
nominative musta mussat
genitive mussan mustiin
partitive mustaa mustia
illative mustaa mustii
inessive mussaas mussiis
elative mussast mussist
allative mussalle mussille
adessive mussaal mussiil
ablative mussalt mussilt
translative mussaks mussiks
essive mustanna, mustaan mustinna, mustiin
exessive1) mustant mustint
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.

Antonyms

Derived terms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 321

Latin

Noun

musta

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mustum

References

Livonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *musta.

Adjective

musta

  1. black

Livvi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *musta.

Adjective

musta

  1. black

Noun

musta

  1. black

Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl mōztla (“tomorrow”)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈmuːsta/
  • (Izalco) IPA(key): /ˈmusta/

Adverb

mūsta

  1. tomorrow
    Musta ka peyna tiawit talmukwepat nikan
    Tomorrow in the morning we are going to come back here
  • wīpta (“day after tomorrow”)
  • āshān (“today”)
  • yālua (“yesterday”)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of kumusta, from Spanish cómo está.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: mus‧ta
  • IPA(key): /musˈta/, [mʊsˈta]

Interjection

mustá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. hello
    Synonym: oy
  2. how are you; how's it going?
    Synonyms: kumusta, ano'ng balita
    'Musta ka diyan?
    How are you there?
  3. expression for asking about someone or something
    'Musta kanina?
    How was earlier?
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