nasta

See also: Nasta and nästa

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Norwegian neste, Old English nestila).

Noun

nasta

tack, thumbtack, pin, pushpin, drawing pin (a small nail-like fastener that can be pushed in with one's finger)
stud (small protruding object, such as those on studded tyres)
(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.
(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
accusative	gen.	nastan	nastat
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
accusative	gen.	nastani	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
accusative	gen.	nastasi	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
accusative	gen.	nastamme	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
accusative	gen.	nastanne	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
accusative	gen.	nastansa	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

compounds

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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

cool, neat, great

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
accusative	gen.	nastan	nastat
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
accusative	gen.	nastani	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
accusative	gen.	nastasi	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
accusative	gen.	nastamme	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
accusative	gen.	nastanne	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
accusative	gen.	nastansa	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

References

^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

Anagrams

ansat, natsa, sanat, santa, tasan

Latvian

Noun

nasta f (4th declension)

Declension

Declension of nasta (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	nasta	nastas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	nastu	nastas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	nastas	nastu
dative (datīvs)	nastai	nastām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	nastu	nastām
locative (lokatīvs)	nastā	nastās
vocative (vokatīvs)	nasta	nastas

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

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

Noun

nasta

breakfast

[1] Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

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Etymology 1

Noun

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

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Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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