nasta

See also: Nasta and nästa

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑstɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝s̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nas‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): nas‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *nasta, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Norwegian neste, Old English nestila, Old Gutnish nast).

Noun

nasta

1. tack, thumbtack, pin, pushpin, drawing pin (a small nail-like fastener that can be pushed in with one's finger)
2. stud (small protruding object, such as those on studded tyres)
3. (automotive, slang, in the plural) studded tyre

   Laitoin nastat alle jo lokakuussa, koska ensilumi tuli.

   I swapped the studded tyres on in October already, because the first snow came.

4. (electronics) pin (on an integrated chip)

Declension

Inflection of nasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		nasta	nastat
genitive		nastan	nastojen
partitive		nastaa	nastoja
illative		nastaan	nastoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nasta	nastat
accusative	nom.	nasta	nastat
	gen.	nastan
genitive		nastan	nastojen nastain rare
partitive		nastaa	nastoja
inessive		nastassa	nastoissa
elative		nastasta	nastoista
illative		nastaan	nastoihin
adessive		nastalla	nastoilla
ablative		nastalta	nastoilta
allative		nastalle	nastoille
essive		nastana	nastoina
translative		nastaksi	nastoiksi
abessive		nastatta	nastoitta
instructive		—	nastoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nastani nastani accusative nom. nastani nastani gen. nastani genitive nastani nastojeni nastaini rare partitive nastaani nastojani inessive nastassani nastoissani elative nastastani nastoistani illative nastaani nastoihini adessive nastallani nastoillani ablative nastaltani nastoiltani allative nastalleni nastoilleni essive nastanani nastoinani translative nastakseni nastoikseni abessive nastattani nastoittani instructive — — comitative — nastoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nastasi nastasi accusative nom. nastasi nastasi gen. nastasi genitive nastasi nastojesi nastaisi rare partitive nastaasi nastojasi inessive nastassasi nastoissasi elative nastastasi nastoistasi illative nastaasi nastoihisi adessive nastallasi nastoillasi ablative nastaltasi nastoiltasi allative nastallesi nastoillesi essive nastanasi nastoinasi translative nastaksesi nastoiksesi abessive nastattasi nastoittasi instructive — — comitative — nastoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nastamme nastamme accusative nom. nastamme nastamme gen. nastamme genitive nastamme nastojemme nastaimme rare partitive nastaamme nastojamme inessive nastassamme nastoissamme elative nastastamme nastoistamme illative nastaamme nastoihimme adessive nastallamme nastoillamme ablative nastaltamme nastoiltamme allative nastallemme nastoillemme essive nastanamme nastoinamme translative nastaksemme nastoiksemme abessive nastattamme nastoittamme instructive — — comitative — nastoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nastanne nastanne accusative nom. nastanne nastanne gen. nastanne genitive nastanne nastojenne nastainne rare partitive nastaanne nastojanne inessive nastassanne nastoissanne elative nastastanne nastoistanne illative nastaanne nastoihinne adessive nastallanne nastoillanne ablative nastaltanne nastoiltanne allative nastallenne nastoillenne essive nastananne nastoinanne translative nastaksenne nastoiksenne abessive nastattanne nastoittanne instructive — — comitative — nastoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nastansa nastansa accusative nom. nastansa nastansa gen. nastansa genitive nastansa nastojensa nastainsa rare partitive nastaansa nastojaan nastojansa inessive nastassaan nastassansa nastoissaan nastoissansa elative nastastaan nastastansa nastoistaan nastoistansa illative nastaansa nastoihinsa adessive nastallaan nastallansa nastoillaan nastoillansa ablative nastaltaan nastaltansa nastoiltaan nastoiltansa allative nastalleen nastallensa nastoilleen nastoillensa essive nastanaan nastanansa nastoinaan nastoinansa translative nastakseen nastaksensa nastoikseen nastoiksensa abessive nastattaan nastattansa nastoittaan nastoittansa instructive — — comitative — nastoineen nastoinensa

Derived terms

• nastallinen
• nastata
• nastoittaa

compounds

• anturanasta
• haaranasta
• holkkinasta
• nastahammas
• nastakenkä
• nastanpoistaja
• nastarengas
• nitomanasta
• nivelnasta
• painonasta
• piirustusnasta
• sivunasta

Etymology 2

Probably from nasta (etymology 1); compare the semantic development of nappi in mennä nappiin. First attested in the 1940s.

Adjective

nasta (comparative nastempi or nastampi, superlative nastoin or nastin) (slang)

1. cool, neat, great

   olla nastaa ― to be fun

Declension

Inflection of nasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		nasta	nastat
genitive		nastan	nastojen
partitive		nastaa	nastoja
illative		nastaan	nastoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nasta	nastat
accusative	nom.	nasta	nastat
	gen.	nastan
genitive		nastan	nastojen nastain rare
partitive		nastaa	nastoja
inessive		nastassa	nastoissa
elative		nastasta	nastoista
illative		nastaan	nastoihin
adessive		nastalla	nastoilla
ablative		nastalta	nastoilta
allative		nastalle	nastoille
essive		nastana	nastoina
translative		nastaksi	nastoiksi
abessive		nastatta	nastoitta
instructive		—	nastoin
comitative		—	nastoine

Possessive forms of nasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nastani nastani accusative nom. nastani nastani gen. nastani genitive nastani nastojeni nastaini rare partitive nastaani nastojani inessive nastassani nastoissani elative nastastani nastoistani illative nastaani nastoihini adessive nastallani nastoillani ablative nastaltani nastoiltani allative nastalleni nastoilleni essive nastanani nastoinani translative nastakseni nastoikseni abessive nastattani nastoittani instructive — — comitative — nastoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nastasi nastasi accusative nom. nastasi nastasi gen. nastasi genitive nastasi nastojesi nastaisi rare partitive nastaasi nastojasi inessive nastassasi nastoissasi elative nastastasi nastoistasi illative nastaasi nastoihisi adessive nastallasi nastoillasi ablative nastaltasi nastoiltasi allative nastallesi nastoillesi essive nastanasi nastoinasi translative nastaksesi nastoiksesi abessive nastattasi nastoittasi instructive — — comitative — nastoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nastamme nastamme accusative nom. nastamme nastamme gen. nastamme genitive nastamme nastojemme nastaimme rare partitive nastaamme nastojamme inessive nastassamme nastoissamme elative nastastamme nastoistamme illative nastaamme nastoihimme adessive nastallamme nastoillamme ablative nastaltamme nastoiltamme allative nastallemme nastoillemme essive nastanamme nastoinamme translative nastaksemme nastoiksemme abessive nastattamme nastoittamme instructive — — comitative — nastoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nastanne nastanne accusative nom. nastanne nastanne gen. nastanne genitive nastanne nastojenne nastainne rare partitive nastaanne nastojanne inessive nastassanne nastoissanne elative nastastanne nastoistanne illative nastaanne nastoihinne adessive nastallanne nastoillanne ablative nastaltanne nastoiltanne allative nastallenne nastoillenne essive nastananne nastoinanne translative nastaksenne nastoiksenne abessive nastattanne nastoittanne instructive — — comitative — nastoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nastansa nastansa accusative nom. nastansa nastansa gen. nastansa genitive nastansa nastojensa nastainsa rare partitive nastaansa nastojaan nastojansa inessive nastassaan nastassansa nastoissaan nastoissansa elative nastastaan nastastansa nastoistaan nastoistansa illative nastaansa nastoihinsa adessive nastallaan nastallansa nastoillaan nastoillansa ablative nastaltaan nastaltansa nastoiltaan nastoiltansa allative nastalleen nastallensa nastoilleen nastoillensa essive nastanaan nastanansa nastoinaan nastoinansa translative nastakseen nastaksensa nastoikseen nastoiksensa abessive nastattaan nastattansa nastoittaan nastoittansa instructive — — comitative — nastoineen nastoinensa

Synonyms

• siisti (literally “clean”)
• mainio, oiva

Further reading

• “nasta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 January 2024

Anagrams

• ansat, natsa, sanat, santa, tasan

Latvian

Noun

nasta f (4th declension)

1. burden
2. load
3. pack
4. weight
5. onus

Declension

Declension of nasta (4th)

	singular	plural
nominative	nasta	nastas
genitive	nastas	nastu
dative	nastai	nastām
accusative	nastu	nastas
instrumental	nastu	nastām
locative	nastā	nastās
vocative	nasta	nastas

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi नाश्ता (nāśtā), from Persian ناشتا (nâštâ, nâšetâ).

Noun

nasta

1. breakfast