# vasta
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈbas.tə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈvas.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈvas.ta]

### Adjective

vasta
* feminine singular of vast

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

From Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: vas‧ta

### Noun

vasta
* means, method, mediation

#### Declension
### References

* “vasta”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vastus, English vast and French vaste.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvasta]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -asta
* Hyphenation: vas‧ta

### Adjective

vasta (accusative singular vastan, plural vastaj, accusative plural vastajn)
* extensive, vast, spacious
    Antonym: malvasta

#### Derived terms

* malvasta
* vastigi

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑstɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
* Hyphenation: vas‧ta

### Etymology 1

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

#### Adverb

vasta
* 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!
* 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
* 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...

##### Derived terms

* vastakuollut
* vastanainut
* vastavalittu
* vastavalmistunut

#### Further reading

* “2. vasta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old East Slavic хвостъ (xvostŭ). Related to Ingrian vasta, Karelian vašta, Ludian vast and Veps vast. Alternatively a Germanic borrowing; compare Swedish kvast.

#### Noun

vasta
* 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

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
* saunavasta

##### See also

* sauna
* löyly

#### Further reading

* “1. vasta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* vasat, vatsa

## Ido
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvasta/

### Adjective

vasta
* vast, extensive
    Synonyms: granda, larja, spacoza
    Antonyms: mikra, streta

#### Derived terms

* vastega
* vasteso

## Ingrian
### 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: /ˈʋɑstɑ/, [ˈʋɑs̠t]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈʋɑstɑ/, [ˈʋɑʃtɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑst, -ɑstɑ
* Hyphenation: vas‧ta
* Homophone: vast

### Noun

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

#### Synonyms

* (chiefly Ala-Laukaa) vihta

#### Derived terms

* koivuvasta
* kylpyvasta

### References

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

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈva.sta/
* Rhymes: -asta
* Hyphenation: và‧sta

### Adjective

vasta
* feminine singular of vasto

### Anagrams

* stava

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* vāsta: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈu̯aːs.ta/, [ˈu̯äːs̠t̪ä]
* vāsta: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈvas.ta/, [ˈväst̪ä]
* vāstā: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈu̯aːs.taː/, [ˈu̯äːs̠t̪äː]
* vāstā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈvas.ta/, [ˈväst̪ä]

### Adjective

vāsta
* inflection of vāstus:
** feminine nominative/vocative singular
** neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

### Adjective

vāstā
* feminine ablative singular of vāstus

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈvas.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈvas.tɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈvaʃ.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈvas.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈvaʃ.tɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈvaʃ.tɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈbaʃ.tɐ/

#### Adjective

vasta
* feminine singular of vasto

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

vasta
* inflection of vastar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbasta/ [ˈbas.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -asta
* Syllabification: vas‧ta

### Adjective

vasta
* feminine singular of vasto