vasta

See also: Vasta, vásta, and vasta-

Catalan

Adjective

vasta

1. feminine singular of vast

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vastus, English vast and French vaste.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈvasta]
• Rhymes: -asta
• Hyphenation: vas‧ta

Adjective

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

1. extensive, vast, spacious

   Antonym: malvasta

Derived terms

• malvasta
• vastigi

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From , from Proto-Finno-Permic *wasta (“a place opposite or across”). Shares its origin with vasta- (“counter-, anti-, opposite”). Related to Estonian vast, Ingrian vast, Karelian vasta, Livonian vastõ, Livvi vastah, Veps vast, Võro vasta, Votic vassa, Northern Sami vuostá (“towards, against”), Erzya вастомс (vastoms, “to meet”), Moksha васта (vasta, “spot, place”) and probably Mari.

Adverb

vasta

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

   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

   vasta leivottu ― freshly baked

   vasta äsken ― just a while ago

3. Expressing disappointment or frustration in a task; only.

   Synonym: vain

   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 tuo akka huomaa kertoa jotain noin tärkeää...

   Now that hag thinks to tell me something so important...

Etymology 2

From . Probably from earlier , either from Proto-Slavic *xvostъ, or of Germanic origin, compare Swedish kvast.

Noun

vasta

1. 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: saunavasta, vihta

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

• saunavasta
• vastoa

See also

• sauna
• löyly

Anagrams

• vasat, vatsa

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Ido

Adjective

vasta

1. vast, extensive

   Synonyms: granda, larja, spacoza

   Antonyms: mikra, streta

Derived terms

• vastega
• vasteso

 

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Italian

Adjective

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective vasto.

Anagrams

• stava

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) vāsta

1. feminine nominative singular of vāstus
2. feminine vocative singular of vāstus
3. neuter nominative plural of vāstus
4. neuter accusative plural of vāstus
5. neuter vocative plural of vāstus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) vāstā

1. feminine ablative singular of vāstus

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaʃ.tɐ/

Adjective

vasta

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective vasto.

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Spanish

Adjective

vasta

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective vasto.