# bastar
## Albanian
### Noun

bastar
* small hut for shepherds

### Further reading

* “bastar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bastāre (“to suffice”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [bəsˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [basˈtaɾ]

### Verb

bastar (first-person singular present basto, first-person singular preterite bastí, past participle bastat)
* (intransitive) to suffice
    Synonyms: ser suficient, haver-n'hi prou
* (pronominal) to be self-sufficient
    bastar a si mateix ― to get by alone

#### Derived terms

* abastar
* bast
* bastament
* bastança
* bastant

### Further reading

* “bastar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “bastar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “bastar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “bastar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bastō (“to suffice”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /basˈtaɾ/

### Verb

bastar (first-person singular present basto, first-person singular preterite bastei, past participle bastado)
* to suffice
    Synonyms: abastar, abondar, chegar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* abastar

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bastar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “bast”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bastar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “bastar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bastar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “bastar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bastar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch bastaard, from Middle Dutch bastaert, from Old French bastard, from Late Latin bastardus, of Germanic origin, possibly Frankish.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbastar]
* Hyphenation: bas‧tar

### Noun

bastar
* bastard, mongrel, biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties.
* mixed, stemming from two or more races or breeds.
* (biology) hybrid, offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
    Synonym: hibrida

#### Alternative forms

* bastaard (1901–1947)

#### Derived terms

* membastar
* pembastaran

### Further reading

* “bastar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Ladino
### Verb

bastar (Latin spelling)
* to suffice, be enough

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bastāre (“to suffice”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /basˈta(ʁ)/ [basˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /basˈta(ʁ)/ [basˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /basˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /baʃˈta(ʁ)/ [baʃˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /basˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɐʃˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɐʃˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /bɐʃˈta.ɾi/

### Verb

bastar (first-person singular present basto, first-person singular preterite bastei, past participle bastado)
* (intransitive) to suffice
* (intransitive) to satisfy

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bastar.

#### Derived terms

* quanto baste

### Further reading

* “bastar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “bastar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “bastar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “bastar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “bastar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “bastar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bastāre (“to suffice”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /basˈtaɾ/ [basˈt̪aɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: bas‧tar

### Verb

bastar (first-person singular present basto, first-person singular preterite basté, past participle bastado)
* (intransitive) to be enough; to suffice
    Cualquier lugar basta.Any place will do.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* a buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan
* abastar
* bastar y sobrar
* para muestra basta un botón

#### Related terms

* basta
* bastante

### Further reading

* “bastar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Verb

bastar
* present indicative of basta

### Anagrams

* barast