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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese casta (“lineage, breed”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kasta f (relational adjective kastovní)

  1. caste

Declension

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Declension of kasta (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative kasta kasty
genitive kasty kast
dative kastě kastám
accusative kastu kasty
vocative kasto kasty
locative kastě kastách
instrumental kastou kastami

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic *kastōną. Cognate with Icelandic and Swedish kasta, Norwegian and Danish kaste, and English cast.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kasta (third person singular past indicative kastaði, third person plural past indicative kastað, supine kastað)

  1. to throw
    Synonyms: blaka, tveita

Conjugation

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Conjugation of kasta (group v-30)
infinitive kasta
supine kastað
present past
first singular kasti kastaði
second singular kastar kastaði
third singular kastar kastaði
plural kasta kastaðu
participle (a6)1 kastandi kastaður
imperative
singular kasta!
plural kastið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

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Verb

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kasta

  1. inflection of kastaa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

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Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic *kastōną. Cognate with Faroese and Swedish kasta, Norwegian and Danish kaste, and English cast.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kasta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kastaði, supine kastað)

  1. to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss [intransitive or with dative]
    Synonyms: varpa, fleygja, henda
    Kastaðu boltanum hingað!
    Toss the ball here!
    Að kasta sér í sjóinn.
    To hurl oneself into the ocean.
  2. (baseball) to pitch [with dative ‘something’]
  3. (basketball) to shoot [with dative ‘something’]
  4. (equestrianism) to foal; to give birth to, to bear [with dative ‘offspring’]
Conjugation
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kasta – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að kasta
supine sagnbót kastað
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 kastandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég kasta kastaði kasti kastaði
þú kastar kastaðir kastir kastaðir
hann, hún, það kastar kastaði kasti kastaði
plural við köstum köstuðum köstum köstuðum
þið kastið köstuðuð kastið köstuðuð
þeir, þær, þau kasta köstuðu kasti köstuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú kasta (þú), kastaðu
plural þið kastið (þið), kastiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
kastast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að kastast
supine sagnbót kastast
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 kastandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég kastast kastaðist kastist kastaðist
þú kastast kastaðist kastist kastaðist
hann, hún, það kastast kastaðist kastist kastaðist
plural við köstumst köstuðumst köstumst köstuðumst
þið kastist köstuðust kastist köstuðust
þeir, þær, þau kastast köstuðust kastist köstuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú kastast (þú), kastastu
plural þið kastist (þið), kastisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
kastaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		kastaður köstuð kastað kastaðir kastaðar köstuð
accusative
(þolfall) 		kastaðan kastaða kastað kastaða kastaðar köstuð
dative
(þágufall) 		köstuðum kastaðri köstuðu köstuðum köstuðum köstuðum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		kastaðs kastaðrar kastaðs kastaðra kastaðra kastaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		kastaði kastaða kastaða köstuðu köstuðu köstuðu
accusative
(þolfall) 		kastaða köstuðu kastaða köstuðu köstuðu köstuðu
dative
(þágufall) 		kastaða köstuðu kastaða köstuðu köstuðu köstuðu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		kastaða köstuðu kastaða köstuðu köstuðu köstuðu
Derived terms
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See also
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Noun

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kasta

  1. indefinite genitive plural of kast

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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kasta

  1. indefinite genitive plural of köstur

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

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From Portuguese casta, possibly from the feminine of casto (“chaste”), from Old Galician-Portuguese casto, from Latin castus or from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (*kastan) or *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kasts), from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), *kastuz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkast̪a]
  • Hyphenation: kas‧ta

Noun

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kasta (plural kasta-kasta)

  1. caste: a separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly associate with each other, especially hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

Affixed terms

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Compounds

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Further reading

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Kashubian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kasten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkas.ta/
  • Rhymes: -asta
  • Syllabification: kas‧ta

Noun

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kasta m inan (diminutive kastka)

  1. chest
    Synonyms: czista, skrzënia

Declension

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Declension of kasta
singular plural
nominative kasta kastë
genitive kastë kast/kastów
dative kasce kastë
accusative kastã kastóm
instrumental kastą kastama
locative kasce kastach
vocative kasto kastë

Further reading

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  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “skrzynia”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[1]
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “skrzynia”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • “kasta”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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kasta n

  1. definite plural of kast

Verb

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kasta

  1. inflection of kaste:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic *kastōną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kasta (present tense kastar, past tense kasta, past participle kasta, passive infinitive kastast, present participle kastande, imperative kasta/kast)

  1. to throw
    Kor langt kan du kasta denne?
    How far can you throw this one?

Conjugation

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Conjugation of kasta (weak class 3)
infinitive kasta, kaste
present participle kastande
past participle kasta
supine kasta
present past
indicative singular kastar kasta
indicative plural1 kasta ―
subjunctive kaste ―
imperative singular kasta, kast
imperative plural1 kaste

1 Rare today.

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Germanic *kastōną.

    Verb

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    kasta

    1. to cast, to throw [with dative]

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of kasta — active (weak class 2)
    infinitive kasta
    present participle kastandi
    past participle kastaðr
    indicative subjunctive
    present past present past
    1st person singular kasta kastaða kasta kastaða
    2nd person singular kastar kastaðir kastir kastaðir
    3rd person singular kastar kastaði kasti kastaði
    1st person plural kǫstum kǫstuðum kastim kastaðim
    2nd person plural kastið kǫstuðuð kastið kastaðið
    3rd person plural kasta kǫstuðu kasti kastaði
    imperative present
    2nd person singular kasta
    1st person plural kǫstum
    2nd person plural kastið
    Conjugation of kasta — mediopassive (weak class 2)
    infinitive kastask
    present participle kastandisk
    past participle kastazk
    indicative subjunctive
    present past present past
    1st person singular kǫstumk kǫstuðumk kǫstumk kǫstuðumk
    2nd person singular kastask kastaðisk kastisk kastaðisk
    3rd person singular kastask kastaðisk kastisk kastaðisk
    1st person plural kǫstumsk kǫstuðumsk kastimsk kastaðimsk
    2nd person plural kastizk kǫstuðuzk kastizk kastaðizk
    3rd person plural kastask kǫstuðusk kastisk kastaðisk
    imperative present
    2nd person singular kastask
    1st person plural kǫstumsk
    2nd person plural kastizk

    Derived terms

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    • kasta um (“to throw about, turn around (something)”)

    Descendants

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    • Icelandic: kasta
    • Faroese: kasta
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: kasta
    • Old Swedish: kasta
    • Danish: kaste
    • → North Frisian: kastin
    • → Middle English: casten, kesten

    Further reading

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    • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “kasta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

    Old Swedish

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    Etymology

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    From Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic *kastōną.

    Verb

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    kasta

    1. to throw, cast

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of kasta (weak)
    present past
    infinitive kasta —
    participle kastandi, -e kastaþer
    active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    iæk kastar kasti, -e — kastaþi, -e kastaþi, -e
    þū kastar kasti, -e kasta kastaþi, -e kastaþi, -e
    han kastar kasti, -e — kastaþi, -e kastaþi, -e
    vīr kastum, -om kastum, -om kastum, -om kastaþum, -om kastaþum, -om
    īr kastin kastin kastin kastaþin kastaþin
    þēr kasta kastin — kastaþu, -o kastaþin
    mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    iæk kastas kastis, -es — kastaþis, -es kastaþis, -es
    þū kastas kastis, -es — kastaþis, -es kastaþis, -es
    han kastas kastis, -es — kastaþis, -es kastaþis, -es
    vīr kastums, -oms kastums, -oms — kastaþums, -oms kastaþums, -oms
    īr kastins kastins — kastaþins kastaþins
    þēr kastas kastins — kastaþus, -os kastaþins

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    References

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    • kasta in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

    Polish

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    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

    Etymology

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    Internationalism; compare English caste, French caste, German Kaste, ultimately from Portuguese casta.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkas.ta/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -asta
    • Syllabification: kas‧ta

    Noun

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    kasta f (related adjective kastowy)

    1. (Hinduism) caste (any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies)
    2. caste (separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly associate with each other)
    3. (zoology) caste (class of polymorphous eusocial insects of a particular size and function within a colony)

    Declension

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    Declension of kasta
    singular plural
    nominative kasta kasty
    genitive kasty kast
    dative kaście kastom
    accusative kastę kasty
    instrumental kastą kastami
    locative kaście kastach
    vocative kasto kasty
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    nouns

    Further reading

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    • kasta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • kasta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • kasta in PWN's encyclopedia

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese casta (“lineage, breed”).

    Noun

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    kȁsta f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ста)

    1. caste

    Declension

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    Declension of kasta
    singular plural
    nominative kȁsta kaste
    genitive kaste kȃstā / kȃstī
    dative kasti kastama
    accusative kastu kaste
    vocative kasto kaste
    locative kasti kastama
    instrumental kastom kastama

    Swedish

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    Etymology

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    From Old Swedish kasta, from Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk kasta, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål kaste and English cast.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    kasta (present kastar, preterite kastade, supine kastat, imperative kasta)

    1. to throw (make an object fly through the air)
      Han kastade ett spjut
      He threw a spear
      1. to roll (a die)
        Hon kastade tärningen
        She rolled the dice [die] [not figurative]
    2. to throw away, discard, dispose of
      Han kastade prylen han inte längre använde
      He threw away the thing he no longer used
    3. (reflexive) to throw oneself
      Han kastade sig till marken
      He threw himself to the ground
    4. to cast (a shadow)
      Träden kastade långa skuggor
      The trees cast long shadows
    5. (card games) to discard, slough
      Han kastade kortet
      He discarded the card

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of kasta (weak)
    active passive
    infinitive kasta kastas
    supine kastat kastats
    imperative kasta —
    imper. plural1 kasten —
    present past present past
    indicative kastar kastade kastas kastades
    ind. plural1 kasta kastade kastas kastades
    subjunctive2 kaste kastade kastes kastades
    present participle kastande
    past participle kastad

    1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

    Synonyms

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    • slänga (bit less powerful- and more sloppy-sounding)
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    Vilamovian

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    kasta

    Etymology

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    From Middle High German kaste, from Old High German kasto. Cognate with German Kasten.

    Noun

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    kasta m (diminutive kastła)

    1. chest (strong box)

    Yogad

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    Noun

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    kasta

    1. beauty
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