vasta

See also: Vasta, vásta, and vasta-

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbas.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvas.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈvas.ta]

Adjective

vasta

1. feminine singular of vast

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: vas‧ta

Noun

vasta

1. means, method, mediation

Declension

Declension of vasta

	singular	plural
nominative	vasta	vastalar
genitive	vastanıñ	vastalarnıñ
dative	vastağa	vastalarğa
accusative	vastanı	vastalarnı
locative	vastada	vastalarda
ablative	vastadan	vastalardan

References

• “vasta”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vastus, English vast and French vaste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvasta/

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• Rhymes: -asta
• Syllabification: vas‧ta

Adjective

vasta (accusative singular vastan, plural vastaj, accusative plural vastajn)

1. extensive, vast, spacious

   Antonym: malvasta

Derived terms

• malvasta
• vastigi

Further reading

• “vasta”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “vasta”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vas‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): vas‧ta

Etymology 1

< vasta- (“counter-; just, recently, freshly”)

Adverb

vasta

1. Expressing delay or that something takes place later; not ... until, only, but

   Antonym: jo

   Hänen piti tulla tänään, mutta hän tuleekin vasta ylihuomenna.

   He was expected today, but he does not come until the day after tomorrow.

   Ota ensin asioista selvää, ja puhu vasta sitten!

   First find out the facts and speak only thereafter!

2. Expressing that something happened only recently; newly, freshly, just

   Synonyms: juuri, (colloquial) just, justiin, justiinsa

   Antonym: jo

   vasta leivottu ― freshly baked

   vasta äsken ― just a while ago

3. Expressing disappointment or frustration in a task; only

   Synonym: vain

   Antonyms: jo, jopa

   Hän oli tässä kilpailussa vasta kolmantena.

   He was only third in this race.

   Olen edennyt vasta vähän kaikista ponnisteluistani huolimatta.

   Despite all my effort I have made only a little progress until now.

   Olemme kävelleet vasta kymmenen kilometriä ja olen jo aivan uupunut.

   We have walked only ten kilometers and I am already completely exhausted.

   Ja nyt vasta hän huomaa kertoa jotain noin tärkeää...

   Now he thinks to tell me something so important...

4. An emphatic word used after a demonstrative pronoun.

   Ja se vasta kummallista onkin!

   And that really is strange!

Derived terms

compounds

• vastakuollut
• vastanainut
• vastavalittu
• vastavalmistunut

Further reading

• “2. vasta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old East Slavic хвостъ (xvostŭ), or alternatively borrowed from North Germanic (compare Swedish kvast). Related to Ingrian vasta, Karelian vašta, Ludian vast and Veps vast.

Noun

vasta

1. bath broom, a kind of whip made of birch twigs and used in the sauna to enhance the effect of heat by gently beating oneself with it.

   Synonyms: vihta, saunavasta, saunavihta

Usage notes

See usage notes under vihta.

Declension

Inflection of vasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vasta	vastat
genitive		vastan	vastojen
partitive		vastaa	vastoja
illative		vastaan	vastoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vasta	vastat
accusative	nom.	vasta	vastat
	gen.	vastan
genitive		vastan	vastojen vastain rare
partitive		vastaa	vastoja
inessive		vastassa	vastoissa
elative		vastasta	vastoista
illative		vastaan	vastoihin
adessive		vastalla	vastoilla
ablative		vastalta	vastoilta
allative		vastalle	vastoille
essive		vastana	vastoina
translative		vastaksi	vastoiksi
abessive		vastatta	vastoitta
instructive		—	vastoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vastani vastani accusative nom. vastani vastani gen. vastani genitive vastani vastojeni vastaini rare partitive vastaani vastojani inessive vastassani vastoissani elative vastastani vastoistani illative vastaani vastoihini adessive vastallani vastoillani ablative vastaltani vastoiltani allative vastalleni vastoilleni essive vastanani vastoinani translative vastakseni vastoikseni abessive vastattani vastoittani instructive — — comitative — vastoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vastasi vastasi accusative nom. vastasi vastasi gen. vastasi genitive vastasi vastojesi vastaisi rare partitive vastaasi vastojasi inessive vastassasi vastoissasi elative vastastasi vastoistasi illative vastaasi vastoihisi adessive vastallasi vastoillasi ablative vastaltasi vastoiltasi allative vastallesi vastoillesi essive vastanasi vastoinasi translative vastaksesi vastoiksesi abessive vastattasi vastoittasi instructive — — comitative — vastoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vastamme vastamme accusative nom. vastamme vastamme gen. vastamme genitive vastamme vastojemme vastaimme rare partitive vastaamme vastojamme inessive vastassamme vastoissamme elative vastastamme vastoistamme illative vastaamme vastoihimme adessive vastallamme vastoillamme ablative vastaltamme vastoiltamme allative vastallemme vastoillemme essive vastanamme vastoinamme translative vastaksemme vastoiksemme abessive vastattamme vastoittamme instructive — — comitative — vastoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vastanne vastanne accusative nom. vastanne vastanne gen. vastanne genitive vastanne vastojenne vastainne rare partitive vastaanne vastojanne inessive vastassanne vastoissanne elative vastastanne vastoistanne illative vastaanne vastoihinne adessive vastallanne vastoillanne ablative vastaltanne vastoiltanne allative vastallenne vastoillenne essive vastananne vastoinanne translative vastaksenne vastoiksenne abessive vastattanne vastoittanne instructive — — comitative — vastoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vastansa vastansa accusative nom. vastansa vastansa gen. vastansa genitive vastansa vastojensa vastainsa rare partitive vastaansa vastojaan vastojansa inessive vastassaan vastassansa vastoissaan vastoissansa elative vastastaan vastastansa vastoistaan vastoistansa illative vastaansa vastoihinsa adessive vastallaan vastallansa vastoillaan vastoillansa ablative vastaltaan vastaltansa vastoiltaan vastoiltansa allative vastalleen vastallensa vastoilleen vastoillensa essive vastanaan vastanansa vastoinaan vastoinansa translative vastakseen vastaksensa vastoikseen vastoiksensa abessive vastattaan vastattansa vastoittaan vastoittansa instructive — — comitative — vastoineen vastoinensa

Derived terms

• vastas
• vastoa

compounds

• saunavasta

See also

• sauna
• löyly

Further reading

• “1. vasta”, 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 July 2023

Anagrams

• vasat, vatsa

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto vasta, English vast, French vaste, Italian vasto, Spanish vasto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvasta/

Adjective

vasta

1. vast, extensive

   Synonyms: granda, larja, spacoza

   Antonyms: mikra, streta

Derived terms

• vastega
• vasteso

Ingrian

Kuus vastaa.

Etymology

From Old East Slavic хвостъ (xvostŭ, “tail”), from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ. Cognates include Finnish vasta and Veps vast.

Alternatively, borrowed from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kwastuz (“tassel”). Compare Swedish kvast.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ/, [ˈʋɑs̠t]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ/, [ˈʋɑʃtɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑst, -ɑstɑ
• Hyphenation: vas‧ta
• Homophone: vast

Noun

vasta

1. bath broom (whip made of birch twigs and used in saunas to enhance the effect of heat)

Declension

Declension of vasta (type 3/kana, st-ss gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vasta	vassat
genitive	vassan	vastoin
partitive	vastaa	vastoja
illative	vastaa	vastoi
inessive	vassaas	vassois
elative	vassast	vassoist
allative	vassalle	vassoille
adessive	vassaal	vassoil
ablative	vassalt	vassoilt
translative	vassaks	vassoiks
essive	vastanna, vastaan	vastoinna, vastoin
exessive1)	vastant	vastoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (chiefly Ala-Laukaa) vihta

Derived terms

• koivuvasta
• kylpyvasta

References

• V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 645

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvas.ta/
• Rhymes: -asta
• Hyphenation: và‧sta

Adjective

vasta

1. feminine singular of vasto

Anagrams

• stava

Latin

Pronunciation

• vāsta:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwaːs.ta]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvas.ta]
• vāstā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwaːs.taː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvas.ta]

Adjective

vāsta

1. inflection of vāstus:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Adjective

vāstā

1. feminine ablative singular of vāstus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʃ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvaʃ.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃ.tɐ/

Adjective

vasta

1. feminine singular of vasto

Etymology 2

Verb

vasta

1. inflection of vastar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasta/ [ˈbas.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -asta
• Syllabification: vas‧ta

Adjective

vasta

1. feminine singular of vasto