nasta

See also: Nasta and nästa

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑstɑ/, [ˈnɑs̠t̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
  • Syllabification(key): nas‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Norwegian neste, Old English nestila).

Noun

nasta

  1. tack (small nail with flat head)
  2. thumbtack (nail-like tack)
  3. stud (small protruding object, such as those on studded tyres)
  4. pin (used for fastening)
  5. (automotive, slang, in the plural) studded tyre
    Laitoin nastat alle jo lokakuussa, koska ensilumi tuli.
    I swapped the studded tyres on in October already, because the first snow came.
Declension
Inflection of nasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative nasta nastat
genitive nastan nastojen
partitive nastaa nastoja
illative nastaan nastoihin
singular plural
nominative nasta nastat
accusative nom. nasta nastat
gen. nastan
genitive nastan nastojen
nastainrare
partitive nastaa nastoja
inessive nastassa nastoissa
elative nastasta nastoista
illative nastaan nastoihin
adessive nastalla nastoilla
ablative nastalta nastoilta
allative nastalle nastoille
essive nastana nastoina
translative nastaksi nastoiksi
instructive — nastoin
abessive nastatta nastoitta
comitative — nastoineen
Possessive forms of nasta (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person nastani nastamme
2nd person nastasi nastanne
3rd person nastansa
Derived terms
Compounds

Etymology 2

Probably from etymology 1; compare the semantic development of nappi in mennä nappiin.[1] First attested in the 1940s.

Adjective

nasta (comparative nastempi or nastampi, superlative nastoin or nastin)

  1. (slang) cool, neat, great
Declension
Inflection of nasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative nasta nastat
genitive nastan nastojen
partitive nastaa nastoja
illative nastaan nastoihin
singular plural
nominative nasta nastat
accusative nom. nasta nastat
gen. nastan
genitive nastan nastojen
nastainrare
partitive nastaa nastoja
inessive nastassa nastoissa
elative nastasta nastoista
illative nastaan nastoihin
adessive nastalla nastoilla
ablative nastalta nastoilta
allative nastalle nastoille
essive nastana nastoina
translative nastaksi nastoiksi
instructive — nastoin
abessive nastatta nastoitta
comitative — nastoine
Possessive forms of nasta (type kala)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person nastani nastamme
2nd person nastasi nastanne
3rd person nastansa
Synonyms

References
  1. Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

Anagrams

Latvian

Noun

nasta f (4th declension)

  1. burden
  2. load
  3. pack
  4. weight
  5. onus

Declension
Declension of nasta (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) nasta nastas
accusative (akuzatīvs) nastu nastas
genitive (ģenitīvs) nastas nastu
dative (datīvs) nastai nastām
instrumental (instrumentālis) nastu nastām
locative (lokatīvs) nastā nastās
vocative (vokatīvs) nasta nastas

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi नाश्ता (nāśtā), from Persian ناشتا‎ (nâštâ, nâšetâ).

Noun

nasta

  1. breakfast
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