pusta

See also: pustą and пуста

English

Alternative forms

• puszta

Etymology

From Hungarian puszta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊstə/

Noun

pusta (plural pustas)

1. A temperate grassland biome of the Great Hungarian Plain; an exclave of the Pannonian Steppe.

Translations

Hungarian steppe

• Dutch: poesta (nl) f
• Finnish: pusta (fi)
• German: Puszta (de) f, (obsolete) Pußta (de) f

Anagrams

• APTUs, Tupas, patus, sat up, sputa, stupa, tapus

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish apostar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pus‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈpusta/, [ˈpus.ta]

Noun

pusta

1. bet, wager, stake

   Synonyms: taya, usod

Derived terms

• ipusta
• magpusta
• pagpusta
• pustahan

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pus‧ta
• IPA^(key): /pusˈta/, [pʊs̪ˈt̪a]

Etymology 1

From Spanish apostar, derived from Latin apposĭtum, from apponĕre.

Noun

pustá (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. bet; wager

Verb

pustá (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. to bet; to wager

Etymology 2

From putosa by metathesis.

Verb

pustá (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. imperative of putos.

Finnish

Etymology

From Hungarian puszta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpustɑ/, [ˈpus̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ustɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pus‧ta

Noun

pusta

1. pusta

Declension

Inflection of pusta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		pusta	pustat
genitive		pustan	pustien
partitive		pustaa	pustia
illative		pustaan	pustiin
		singular	plural
nominative		pusta	pustat
accusative	nom.	pusta	pustat
	gen.	pustan
genitive		pustan	pustien pustainrare
partitive		pustaa	pustia
inessive		pustassa	pustissa
elative		pustasta	pustista
illative		pustaan	pustiin
adessive		pustalla	pustilla
ablative		pustalta	pustilta
allative		pustalle	pustille
essive		pustana	pustina
translative		pustaksi	pustiksi
instructive		—	pustin
abessive		pustatta	pustitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pusta (type koira)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pustani pustani accusative nom. pustani pustani gen. pustani genitive pustani pustieni pustainirare partitive pustaani pustiani inessive pustassani pustissani elative pustastani pustistani illative pustaani pustiini adessive pustallani pustillani ablative pustaltani pustiltani allative pustalleni pustilleni essive pustanani pustinani translative pustakseni pustikseni instructive — — abessive pustattani pustittani comitative — pustineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pustasi pustasi accusative nom. pustasi pustasi gen. pustasi genitive pustasi pustiesi pustaisirare partitive pustaasi pustiasi inessive pustassasi pustissasi elative pustastasi pustistasi illative pustaasi pustiisi adessive pustallasi pustillasi ablative pustaltasi pustiltasi allative pustallesi pustillesi essive pustanasi pustinasi translative pustaksesi pustiksesi instructive — — abessive pustattasi pustittasi comitative — pustinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pustamme pustamme accusative nom. pustamme pustamme gen. pustamme genitive pustamme pustiemme pustaimmerare partitive pustaamme pustiamme inessive pustassamme pustissamme elative pustastamme pustistamme illative pustaamme pustiimme adessive pustallamme pustillamme ablative pustaltamme pustiltamme allative pustallemme pustillemme essive pustanamme pustinamme translative pustaksemme pustiksemme instructive — — abessive pustattamme pustittamme comitative — pustinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pustanne pustanne accusative nom. pustanne pustanne gen. pustanne genitive pustanne pustienne pustainnerare partitive pustaanne pustianne inessive pustassanne pustissanne elative pustastanne pustistanne illative pustaanne pustiinne adessive pustallanne pustillanne ablative pustaltanne pustiltanne allative pustallenne pustillenne essive pustananne pustinanne translative pustaksenne pustiksenne instructive — — abessive pustattanne pustittanne comitative — pustinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pustansa pustansa accusative nom. pustansa pustansa gen. pustansa genitive pustansa pustiensa pustainsarare partitive pustaansa pustiaan pustiansa inessive pustassaan pustassansa pustissaan pustissansa elative pustastaan pustastansa pustistaan pustistansa illative pustaansa pustiinsa adessive pustallaan pustallansa pustillaan pustillansa ablative pustaltaan pustaltansa pustiltaan pustiltansa allative pustalleen pustallensa pustilleen pustillensa essive pustanaan pustanansa pustinaan pustinansa translative pustakseen pustaksensa pustikseen pustiksensa instructive — — abessive pustattaan pustattansa pustittaan pustittansa comitative — pustineen pustinensa

Further reading

• "pusta" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Anagrams

• supat, tupas

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish apostar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pusˈta/, [pusˈta]
• Hyphenation: pus‧ta

Noun

pustá

1. bet, gamble, stake

Derived terms

• agpusta
• ipusta
• mangipusta
• pumusta

 

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian puszta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.sta/
• Rhymes: -usta
• Hyphenation: pù‧sta

Noun

pusta f (plural puste)

1. plain

Anagrams

• sputa

Ivatan

Etymology

From Spanish apostar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pus‧ta

Noun

pusta

1. bet; wager

Derived terms

• namusta
• pustahen

 

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpusta/

Adjective

pusta

1. feminine nominative singular of pusty

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (of noun) pustene n
• (of verb) pustet

Noun

pusta n

1. definite plural of pust

Verb

pusta

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• pustane m

Noun

pusta m or n

1. definite neuter plural of pust

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish apostar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pusˈta/, [pʊsˈta]
• Hyphenation: pus‧ta

Noun

pustá

1. bet; wager

Verb

pustá

1. to bet; to wager

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpus.ta/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -usta
• Syllabification: pus‧ta

Adjective

pusta

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of pusty

Romanian

Noun

pusta

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of pustă

Swedish

Etymology 1

Cognate of Danish puste, German pusten. Doublet of pussig, pysa, and pösa. See also origin of kindpust.

Verb

pusta (present pustar, preterite pustade, supine pustat, imperative pusta)

1. to pant, to puff (as after exertion)

   Synonym: (bit more intense sounding) flåsa

Conjugation

Conjugation of pusta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	pusta		pustas
Supine	pustat		pustats
Imperative	pusta		—
Imper. plural1	pusten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pustar	pustade	pustas	pustades
Ind. plural1	pusta	pustade	pustas	pustades
Subjunctive2	puste	pustade	pustes	pustades
	Participles
Present participle	pustande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• pusta ut

Related terms

• pust

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian puszta.

Noun

pusta c

1. a pusta (type of Hungarian steppe)

Declension

Declension of pusta
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pusta	pustan	pustor	pustorna
Genitive	pustas	pustans	pustors	pustornas

References

• pusta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pusta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pusta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• pusta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish apostar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pus‧ta
• IPA^(key): /pusˈta/, [pʊsˈta]

Noun

pustá

1. bet, gamble, stake

Synonyms

• (bet): taya (gambling), manok (informal, usually in the context of elections)

Derived terms

• pumusta
• pustahan