asti

See also: Appendix:Variations of "asti"

Finnish

Etymology

From earlier *astik, probably from ast- +‎ -i. Cognate with Karelian asti.

Pronunciation

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

Postposition

asti [with illative or allative]

1. (spatial) up to, all the way to

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

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

2. (temporal) until

   tähän asti ― until now, so far, heretofore

   siihen asti ― until then, thus far, theretofore

Postposition

asti [with elative or ablative]

1. (spatial) all the way from
2. (temporal) since

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• saakka

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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• -ista, sait, sati, siat

Italian

Noun

asti m

1. plural of astio

Anagrams

• -ista, sita, stai, stia

Javanese

Romanization

asti

1. Romanization of ꦲꦱ꧀ꦠꦶ

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.

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