aste

See also: -aste, astē, and Äste

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈas̺.te/

Noun

aste ?

1. week

Derived terms

• asteburu

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Estonian

Etymology 1

From astuma +‎ -e.

Noun

aste (genitive aste, partitive astet)

1. a step

Declension

Declension of aste (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		aste	asted
accusative	nom.
	gen.	aste
genitive			astete
partitive		astet	asteid
illative		astesse	astetesse asteisse
inessive		astes	astetes asteis
elative		astest	astetest asteist
allative		astele	astetele asteile
adessive		astel	astetel asteil
ablative		astelt	astetelt asteilt
translative		asteks	asteteks asteiks
terminative		asteni	asteteni
essive		astena	astetena
abessive		asteta	asteteta
comitative		astega	astetega

Etymology 2

From astuma +‎ -e.

Noun

aste (genitive astme, partitive astet)

1. grade, step

Declension

Declension of aste (ÕS type 5/liige, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		aste	astmed
accusative	nom.
	gen.	astme
genitive			astmete
partitive		astet	astmeid
illative		astmesse	astmetesse astmeisse
inessive		astmes	astmetes astmeis
elative		astmest	astmetest astmeist
allative		astmele	astmetele astmeile
adessive		astmel	astmetel astmeil
ablative		astmelt	astmetelt astmeilt
translative		astmeks	astmeteks astmeiks
terminative		astmeni	astmeteni
essive		astmena	astmetena
abessive		astmeta	astmeteta
comitative		astmega	astmetega

Derived terms

• astmevaheldus

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Finnish

Etymology

From astua +‎ -e. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1846.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑsteˣ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠te̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑste
• Syllabification^(key): as‧te

Noun

aste

1. grade
2. degree
3. (everyday usage) degree, degree Celsius (short for celsiusaste)
4. order
5. (linear algebra) rank

Declension

Inflection of aste (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		aste	asteet
genitive		asteen	asteiden asteitten
partitive		astetta	asteita
illative		asteeseen	asteisiin asteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aste	asteet
accusative	nom.	aste	asteet
	gen.	asteen
genitive		asteen	asteiden asteitten
partitive		astetta	asteita
inessive		asteessa	asteissa
elative		asteesta	asteista
illative		asteeseen	asteisiin asteihin
adessive		asteella	asteilla
ablative		asteelta	asteilta
allative		asteelle	asteille
essive		asteena	asteina
translative		asteeksi	asteiksi
abessive		asteetta	asteitta
instructive		—	astein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aste (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative asteeni asteeni accusative nom. asteeni asteeni gen. asteeni genitive asteeni asteideni asteitteni partitive astettani asteitani inessive asteessani asteissani elative asteestani asteistani illative asteeseeni asteisiini asteihini adessive asteellani asteillani ablative asteeltani asteiltani allative asteelleni asteilleni essive asteenani asteinani translative asteekseni asteikseni abessive asteettani asteittani instructive — — comitative — asteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative asteesi asteesi accusative nom. asteesi asteesi gen. asteesi genitive asteesi asteidesi asteittesi partitive astettasi asteitasi inessive asteessasi asteissasi elative asteestasi asteistasi illative asteeseesi asteisiisi asteihisi adessive asteellasi asteillasi ablative asteeltasi asteiltasi allative asteellesi asteillesi essive asteenasi asteinasi translative asteeksesi asteiksesi abessive asteettasi asteittasi instructive — — comitative — asteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative asteemme asteemme accusative nom. asteemme asteemme gen. asteemme genitive asteemme asteidemme asteittemme partitive astettamme asteitamme inessive asteessamme asteissamme elative asteestamme asteistamme illative asteeseemme asteisiimme asteihimme adessive asteellamme asteillamme ablative asteeltamme asteiltamme allative asteellemme asteillemme essive asteenamme asteinamme translative asteeksemme asteiksemme abessive asteettamme asteittamme instructive — — comitative — asteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative asteenne asteenne accusative nom. asteenne asteenne gen. asteenne genitive asteenne asteidenne asteittenne partitive astettanne asteitanne inessive asteessanne asteissanne elative asteestanne asteistanne illative asteeseenne asteisiinne asteihinne adessive asteellanne asteillanne ablative asteeltanne asteiltanne allative asteellenne asteillenne essive asteenanne asteinanne translative asteeksenne asteiksenne abessive asteettanne asteittanne instructive — — comitative — asteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative asteensa asteensa accusative nom. asteensa asteensa gen. asteensa genitive asteensa asteidensa asteittensa partitive astettaan astettansa asteitaan asteitansa inessive asteessaan asteessansa asteissaan asteissansa elative asteestaan asteestansa asteistaan asteistansa illative asteeseensa asteisiinsa asteihinsa adessive asteellaan asteellansa asteillaan asteillansa ablative asteeltaan asteeltansa asteiltaan asteiltansa allative asteelleen asteellensa asteilleen asteillensa essive asteenaan asteenansa asteinaan asteinansa translative asteekseen asteeksensa asteikseen asteiksensa abessive asteettaan asteettansa asteittaan asteittansa instructive — — comitative — asteineen asteinensa

Derived terms

• astevaihtelu

Anagrams

• Seat, seta, tase

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Gothic

Romanization

astē

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴

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Italian

Noun

aste f

1. plural of asta

Anagrams

• seta
• tesa

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Karelian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Finnish aste.

Noun

aste (genitive astien, partitive astettu)

1. grade
2. degree
3. order

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Latvian

Zirgs un zirga aste (1)

Lidmašīnas aste (2)

Etymology

Originally an e-stem variant of an earlier i/n-stem *astis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Baltic *asti- < *aš-sti-. Further, two possible (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European sources have been proposed: (a) *aḱ-sti-, from *aḱ- “sharp, pointy, edgy; stone” (whence also ass “sharp”, q.v.), with the meaning changes being “sharp, pointy (object)” > “stinger” > “tail”; and (b) *ost(h)- < *Host(H)-, *h₃ésth₁- (“bone”), in which case the semantic evolution would have been “bone” > “tail bone” > “tail” (cf. Icelandic rōfa (“dog's, cat's tail”) from Old Norse rófa (“bony part of a horse's tail”)). In the (a) case, cognates would include Lithuanian akstìs (“skewer, fish bone”) akštìs (“skewer, fish bone, awn”), Old Church Slavonic осътъ (osŭtŭ, “thorny water plant”), остъ (ostŭ, “awn, stinger, fish bone”), Russian ость (ostʹ), Czech osť, Polish ość, Russian осот (osot, “thorny plant”), Bulgarian о́сът (ósǎt), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Czech, Polish oset. In the (b) case, cognates would include Hittite *ḫaštai, Sanskrit अस्थि (asthi), Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon), Albanian asht, Tocharian B āsta, Latin os (and maybe also costa (“rib”)), and perhaps also all the (a) cognates, which some authors also derive from Proto-Indo-European *Host(H)-, *h₃ésth₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [astɛ]

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Noun

aste f (5th declension)

1. (anatomy) (long) tail

   zirga aste ― horse tail

   suņa aste ― dog tail

   vilka aste ― wolf tail

   gaiļa aste ― rooster tail

   pāva aste ― peacock tail

   kaķis pa to laiku bija izlavījies no pagalma un, izlējis asti, lēni gāja prom ― the cat, meanwhile, had gotten out of the yard and, straightening (his) tail, slowly went away

   kas sunim asti cels, ja pats necels ― who is going to raise a dog's tail if not for the dog himself

2. (of objects) tail (extended part at the end)

   lidmašīnas aste ― airplane tail

   kleitas aste ― dress tail

   komētas aste ― comet's tail

   garas rindas stāvēja pie kasēm... paša astē iestājās arī tēvs ― there were long lines at the cashiers... father joined at the very tail (= end) (of one of the lines)

Usage notes

Basically, aste refers to long tails like a horse's, while ļipa refers to short tails like a rabbit's.

Declension

Declension of aste (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	aste	astes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	asti	astes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	astes	astu
dative (datīvs)	astei	astēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	asti	astēm
locative (lokatīvs)	astē	astēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	aste	astes

Synonyms

• ļipa

Derived terms

• astains

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French acheter

Verb

aste

1. to buy

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈasːte/

Verb

aste

1. inflection of astat:
   1. first-person dual present indicative
   2. third-person plural past indicative

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French acheter

Verb

aste

1. to buy

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

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Swahili

Adjective

-aste (declinable)

1. slow (not quick in motion)

Inflection

Inflected forms of -aste

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	maste	waaste
m-mi class(III/IV)	maste	miaste
ji-ma class(V/VI)	aste	maaste
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kiaste	viaste
n class(IX/X)	aste	aste
u class(XI)	maste	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	paaste
ku class(XVII)	kuaste
mu class(XVIII)	muaste