rasta

See also: Rasta, rastā, and raşta

English

Etymology

Short for Rastafarian or Rastafari.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -æstə

Noun

rasta (plural rastas)

1. (informal) Rastafarian
2. (informal) Diminutive of rastaquouère

Derived terms

• rasta hat

Translations

Rastafarian

• Finnish: rasta (fi)
• French: rasta (fr)
• Hungarian: raszta (hu)
• Spanish: rasta m or f

Anagrams

• STAAR, astar, atars, ratas

Finnish

Etymology

English rasta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑstɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝s̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ras‧ta

Noun

rasta

1. rasta, Rastafarian (person)
2. dreadlock (single strand of dreadlocks)

Declension

Inflection of rasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		rasta	rastat
genitive		rastan	rastojen
partitive		rastaa	rastoja
illative		rastaan	rastoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rasta	rastat
accusative	nom.	rasta	rastat
	gen.	rastan
genitive		rastan	rastojen rastainrare
partitive		rastaa	rastoja
inessive		rastassa	rastoissa
elative		rastasta	rastoista
illative		rastaan	rastoihin
adessive		rastalla	rastoilla
ablative		rastalta	rastoilta
allative		rastalle	rastoille
essive		rastana	rastoina
translative		rastaksi	rastoiksi
abessive		rastatta	rastoitta
instructive		—	rastoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rasta (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rastani rastani accusative nom. rastani rastani gen. rastani genitive rastani rastojeni rastainirare partitive rastaani rastojani inessive rastassani rastoissani elative rastastani rastoistani illative rastaani rastoihini adessive rastallani rastoillani ablative rastaltani rastoiltani allative rastalleni rastoilleni essive rastanani rastoinani translative rastakseni rastoikseni abessive rastattani rastoittani instructive — — comitative — rastoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rastasi rastasi accusative nom. rastasi rastasi gen. rastasi genitive rastasi rastojesi rastaisirare partitive rastaasi rastojasi inessive rastassasi rastoissasi elative rastastasi rastoistasi illative rastaasi rastoihisi adessive rastallasi rastoillasi ablative rastaltasi rastoiltasi allative rastallesi rastoillesi essive rastanasi rastoinasi translative rastaksesi rastoiksesi abessive rastattasi rastoittasi instructive — — comitative — rastoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rastamme rastamme accusative nom. rastamme rastamme gen. rastamme genitive rastamme rastojemme rastaimmerare partitive rastaamme rastojamme inessive rastassamme rastoissamme elative rastastamme rastoistamme illative rastaamme rastoihimme adessive rastallamme rastoillamme ablative rastaltamme rastoiltamme allative rastallemme rastoillemme essive rastanamme rastoinamme translative rastaksemme rastoiksemme abessive rastattamme rastoittamme instructive — — comitative — rastoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rastanne rastanne accusative nom. rastanne rastanne gen. rastanne genitive rastanne rastojenne rastainnerare partitive rastaanne rastojanne inessive rastassanne rastoissanne elative rastastanne rastoistanne illative rastaanne rastoihinne adessive rastallanne rastoillanne ablative rastaltanne rastoiltanne allative rastallenne rastoillenne essive rastananne rastoinanne translative rastaksenne rastoiksenne abessive rastattanne rastoittanne instructive — — comitative — rastoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rastansa rastansa accusative nom. rastansa rastansa gen. rastansa genitive rastansa rastojensa rastainsarare partitive rastaansa rastojaan rastojansa inessive rastassaan rastassansa rastoissaan rastoissansa elative rastastaan rastastansa rastoistaan rastoistansa illative rastaansa rastoihinsa adessive rastallaan rastallansa rastoillaan rastoillansa ablative rastaltaan rastaltansa rastoiltaan rastoiltansa allative rastalleen rastallensa rastoilleen rastoillensa essive rastanaan rastanansa rastoinaan rastoinansa translative rastakseen rastaksensa rastoikseen rastoiksensa abessive rastattaan rastattansa rastoittaan rastoittansa instructive — — comitative — rastoineen rastoinensa

Synonyms

• (rasta): rastafari

Compounds

• rastatukka

Further reading

• “rasta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• ratas, sarat, stara

French

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

rasta m or f by sense (plural rastas)

1. rasta; Rastafarian

Further reading

• “rasta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Gothic

Romanization

rasta

1. Romanization of 𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰

Italian

Etymology

From rastafariano. First attested in 1951.

Noun

rasta m or f by sense (uncountable)

1. rasta; Rastafarian

Adjective

rasta (masculine plural rasti, feminine plural raste)

1. of or relating to Rastafarians

Latvian

Participle

rasta

1. inflection of rasts:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rastō, whence also Old English ræst, Old Norse rǫst.

Noun

rasta f

1. rest

Descendants

• German: Rast

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• grasta

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾast̪a/
• Hyphenation: ra‧sta

Noun

rasta f (plural rasti)

1. flower pot.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English; shortened from Rastafarian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrasta/ [ˈras.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -asta
• Syllabification: ras‧ta

Adjective

rasta m or f (masculine and feminine plural rastas)

1. rasta

Noun

rasta m or f by sense (plural rastas)

1. rasta, Rastafarian
2. dreadlocks (a hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings)

Further reading

• “rasta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English rasta.

Noun

rasta (n class, plural rasta)

1. dreadlock

Swedish

Etymology

rast +‎ -a

Verb

rasta (present rastar, preterite rastade, supine rastat, imperative rasta)

1. to stop and take a rest (while traveling)

   Vi rastade på en rastplats

   We stopped and took a rest at a rest area

2. to take (a dog or other animal) outside for exercise (letting it run around freely) and urination/defecation

   rasta hunden

   take the dog outside

3. to let or bring prisoners, institutionalized patients, or the like outside (onto a yard or the like, for fresh air, exercise, etc.)

   rasta fångarna

   let the prisoners out onto the prison yard

Usage notes

"Walk the dog" is "gå ut med hunden."

Conjugation

Conjugation of rasta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	rasta		rastas
Supine	rastat		rastats
Imperative	rasta		—
Imper. plural1	rasten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	rastar	rastade	rastas	rastades
Ind. plural1	rasta	rastade	rastas	rastades
Subjunctive2	raste	rastade	rastes	rastades
	Participles
Present participle	rastande
Past participle	rastad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• rastgård
• rastplats

Related terms

• rastning

References

• rasta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rasta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rasta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• rasat, trasa