asti

See also: Appendix:Variations of "asti"

Finnish

Etymology

From earlier *astik, probably from ast- (“to step”) +‎ -i. Cognate with Ingrian ast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑstiˣ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑsti
• Syllabification^(key): as‧ti
• Hyphenation^(key): as‧ti

Postposition

asti [with illative or allative]

1. (spatial) up to, all the way to [with illative or allative]

   tänne asti ― up to here, all the way down here

   sinne asti ― up to there, all the way back there

   En jaksa kävellä keskustaan asti.

   I can't walk all the way to downtown.

2. (spatial) all the way from [with elative or ablative]

   Hän on tullut tänne Kanadasta asti.

   He has come here all the way from Canada.

3. (temporal) until [with illative or allative]

   tähän asti ― until now, so far, heretofore

   siihen asti ― until then, thus far, theretofore

   Hän joutui tyytymään puhelinmodeemiin siihen asti, kunnes sai laajakaistan.

   She had to make do with a dial-up modem until she got broadband.

4. (temporal) since [with elative or ablative]

   En ole siitä asti kokeillut kahvia.

   I have not tried coffee since then.

5. up to, all the way to (quantity, etc.) [with illative or allative]

   valittaa korkeimpaan oikeuteen asti ― to appeal all the way to the Supreme Court

Usage notes

• Note that the meaning of asti depends on the case of the main word.

Synonyms

• saakka

Descendants

• → Karelian:
  • South Karelian: asti (dialectal, rare)

Further reading

• “asti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• -ista, sait, sati, siat

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.ti/

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Interjection

asti

1. (Quebec, minced oath, vulgar) alternative form of ostie

Italian

Noun

asti m

1. plural of astio

Anagrams

• -ista, sita, stai, stia

Javanese

Romanization

asti

1. romanization of ꦲꦱ꧀ꦠꦶ

Latvian

Noun

asti f

1. accusative/instrumental singular of aste

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈasːtiː/

Verb

asti

1. second-person dual imperative of astat

Participle

asti

1. present participle of astat

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.ti/
• Rhymes: -ti
• Homophones: asti, asthi, aṣṭi
• Hyphenation: as‧ti

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit अस्ति (asti, “it is”).

Verb

asti

1. to be

Etymology 2

Noun

asti

1. alternative spelling of hasti (“elephant”)

Etymology 3

Noun

asti

1. alternative spelling of hasta (“hand, (lower) arm; the eleventh lunar asterism; a linear measure”)

Etymology 4

Noun

asti

1. alternative spelling of asthi (“bone; ashes”)

Further reading

• "asti" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.