aasta

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See also: aasta-

Estonian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *aigasta-aika, from *aigasta (from time), and *aika (time), borrowed from either Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (long time, eternity), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu ~ *h₂yéws (long time, lifetime), from *h₂ey- (vital force, age), or from earlier *ajeka and borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ajuka- (time, eternity). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Cognate with Finnish ajastaika, Ingrian aastaika, Livonian āigast, Võro aastak, and Kukkuzi aastaika. Equivalent to ajast +‎ aeg.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

aasta (genitive aasta, partitive aastat)

  1. (time) a year (a solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun: between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference)
    mis aastal sa oled sündinud?what year were you born?
    head uut aastat!happy New Year!
    Synonym: aastaring
    1. a year (a period of about 12 months, starting at any moment)
      viimasest haigushoost on möödunud kaks aastattwo years have passed since the last illness
    2. (compound, honorific) the best (something) of a calendar year
      aasta albumalbum of the year
      aasta õpetajateacher of the year
  2. (age) a year of one's lifetime; years old
    poiss on juba seitse aastat vanathe boy is already seven years old
    kirikul on vanust üle 1000 aastathe church is over 1000 years old
    välimuse järgi otsustades on ta umbes neljakümnendates aastatesjudging by his appearance, he is in his forties
    Synonym: eluaasta
    1. (inessive, in the plural, aastates) for years
      astates papi vaarus kepi toel trepist ülesfor years papi climbed the stairs with the support of a cane
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Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: aasta

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Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːstɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ːs̠tɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːstɑ
  • Syllabification(key): aas‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

See the entry for the lemma form.

Noun[edit]

aasta

  1. elative singular of aa
    Kerro minulle kaikki, aasta ööhön.
    Tell me everything, from A to Z.

Etymology 2[edit]

Probably borrowed from Estonian aasta (year).

Noun[edit]

aasta

  1. (dialectal, southwestern) Alternative form of ajastaika

References[edit]

  • aasta”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎[1] (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, retrieved 2022-10-08.

Anagrams[edit]

Võro[edit]

Noun[edit]

aasta (genitive aasta, partitive aastat)

  1. Alternative form of aastak

Inflection[edit]