vasta
Esperanto
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈvasta/
- Hyphenation: vas‧ta
- Rhymes: -asta
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ/, [ˈʋɑs̠t̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
- Hyphenation: vas‧ta
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *vasta. Earlier *kvasta, of Germanic origin, compare Swedish kvast.
Noun
vasta
- 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
Declension
Inflection of vasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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 vastainrare | |
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 | |
instructive | — | vastoin | |
abessive | vastatta | vastoitta | |
comitative | — | vastoineen |
Derived terms
Adverb
vasta
- 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!
- Expressing that something happened only recently; newly, freshly, just
- vasta leivottu ― freshly baked
- vasta äsken ― just a while ago
- 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...
See also
Ido
Latin
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvaʃ.tɐ/
Spanish
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