# basta
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑstɑ/

### Interjection

basta
* (obsolete outside Spanish/Portuguese/Italian contexts) (that's) enough; stop!
** c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 212, column 1:Baſta, content thee: for I haue it full.

#### Translations
### References

* “basta”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

### Further reading

* “basta”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

### Anagrams

* Staab, sabat

## Afar
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pasta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /basˈta/ [bʌsˈtʌ]
* Hyphenation: bas‧ta

### Noun

bastá f
* pasta

#### Declension

absolutive
bastá
predicative
bastá
subjective
bastá
genitive
bastá
Postpositioned forms
l-case
bastál
k-case
basták
t-case
bastát
h-case
bastáh :

#### Hyponyms

* siqriyá (“spaghetti”)

### References

* E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “basta”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

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

### Etymology 1

From Frankish *bastijan (“to sew, weave”).

#### Noun

basta f (plural bastes)
* (sewing) tack, basting stitch

##### Derived terms

* embastar

##### Related terms

* bastir

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

basta f sg
* feminine singular of bast

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

basta
* inflection of bastar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “basta”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish basta, from Vulgar Latin *bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: bas‧ta

### Adverb

basta
* so long as

### Conjunction

basta
* provided that

### Interjection

basta
* used in a refusal to provide a full answer to a question
* enough!, (I'm) not hearing anymore of this!, (I'm) not listening anymore!

## Danish
### Etymology

From Italian basta (“enough!”).

### Interjection

basta
* my decision is final, and I will debate no further
    Vi tager til Bern, og dermed basta.
       We're going to Bern, end of discussion.

#### Synonyms

* færdig

#### Descendants

* → Icelandic: punktur og basta

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Italian basta.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Interjection

basta
* basta, enough, that is final
    Synonym: punt uit

## Galician
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈbastɐ]

#### Interjection

basta
* enough, stop!
** 1922, Armando Cotarelo Valledor, Trebón:¡Basta, basta! Vosté é sorteira, tía Suíña. Ben sabe que esas meiguerías son carocas que Dios condena. Peca quen as usa, e peca moito máis quen as espende.«Stop, stop! You a sorceress, aunt Suíña. You know well that those witcheries are blatant lies that God condemns. Whoever uses them sins, and sins even more whoever deals them.»

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

basta
* inflection of bastar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative
* inflection of bastir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbasta/
* Audio:(file)

### Interjection

basta
* (colloquial) basta
    Und damit basta! ― And that's enough!

### Further reading

* “basta” in Duden online
* “basta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish basta.

### Adjective

basta
* enough

## Icelandic
### Interjection

basta
* Only used in punktur og basta

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈba.sta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -asta
* Hyphenation: bà‧sta
* (Rome) IPA: */bä(t)sːä/

### Verb

basta
* inflection of bastare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Interjection

basta
* enough!
    Ora basta! Adesso basta! ― That's enough!
    basta così? ― Is that enough?

#### Derived terms

* basta che

## Maltese
### Alternative forms

* bast, mbasta

### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaːs.ta/

### Preposition

basta
* so long as, provided
    Basta li ma jkunx hemm riskju ta‘ konfużjoni.As long as there is no risk of confusion.
* in spite of

#### Usage notes

The alternative form mbasta is slightly favoured for the use case of in spite of amongst many speakers.

### Interjection

basta
* enough, stop, shut up

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbas.ta/
* (Middle Polish) IPA: /ˈbas.ta/
* (Lesser Poland):
** (Kielce) IPA: /ˈbas.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -asta
* Syllabification: bas‧ta

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian basta.

#### Interjection

basta
* (literary) enough! that does it!
    Synonyms: dosyć, dość; starczy, wystarczy

##### Derived terms

* bastować impf, zbastować pf, zabastować pf

### Etymology 2

See baszta.

#### Noun

basta f
* (Middle Polish) Alternative form of baszta
* (Kielce) Alternative form of baszta (“wooden device at ponds used to drain water”)

### References

* ↑ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “basta”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

### Further reading

* basta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* basta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “basta”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
* Danuta Lankiewicz (04.09.2023) “BASZTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
* Władysław Siarkowski (1878) “basta”, in “Materiały do etnografii ludu polskiego z okolic Kielc”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowej (in Polish), volume 2, chapter 3, Krakow: Komisyja Antropologiczna Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, page 244

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbas.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbas.tɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈbaʃ.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈbas.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbaʃ.tɐ/
* Hyphenation: bas‧ta

### Interjection

basta
* enough
    Basta! Saia daqui agora!Enough! Get out of here now!

### Verb

basta
* inflection of bastar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative
* inflection of bastir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basta.

### Adverb

basta
* enough

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbasta/ [ˈbas.t̪a]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -asta
* Syllabification: bas‧ta

### Etymology 1
#### Interjection

basta
* enough, can it

##### Derived terms

* hasta decir basta
* ya basta (“that's enough; stop it; cut it out”)

#### Verb

basta
* inflection of bastar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 2

From Frankish *bastijan (“to sew, weave”). Not through bastir (from the same Frankish origin), due to semantic incompatibility.

#### Noun

basta f (plural bastas)
* (sewing) basting
    Synonyms: hilván, bastilla

### Etymology 3
#### Adjective

basta
* feminine singular of basto

### Etymology 4
#### Verb

basta
* inflection of bastir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “basta”, 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
### Etymology 1

From bastu +‎ -a.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²basta/

#### Verb

basta (present bastar, preterite bastade, supine bastat, imperative basta)
* to sit in a sauna
    Synonyms: bada bastu, (Finland) gå i bastu
    Sitter han fortfarande och bastar?Is he still in the sauna?

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### Etymology 2

From Italian or Spanish basta.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbasta/

#### Interjection

basta
* enough! No more discussion!

##### Usage notes

Used to state that the discussion is over, and that the speaker won't listen to any further arguments.

##### Derived terms

* och därmed basta

### References

* basta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* basta in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
* basta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish basta.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /basˈta/ [bɐsˈt̪a], /ˈbasta/ [ˈbas.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -a, -asta
* Syllabification: bas‧ta

#### Interjection

bastá or basta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ)
* used to react when one refuses to give an explanation: just because!; none of your business!; no need to ask!; whatever!
    Bakit ka nandito? Basta!Why are you here? Just because!
* used to react to one's sudden loss for words during an explanation
    Ay, basta! Nakakainis talaga siya!Urghh, whatever! He's just so annoying!

#### Conjunction

bastá or basta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ)
* as long as; provided that; only if
    Kahit mahirap, basta't masipag, ay aasenso.Even in poverty, as long as one is hardworking, one's lifestyle will improve.

#### Adverb

bastá or basta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ)
* used to reduce the force of an imperative: simply; just
    Basta panoorin mo ako.Just watch me.
* used to emphasize that one's knowledge or concern is limited: just; all I know is that; all that matters is that; all I can say is that
    Basta ibinigay niya sa akin ang bata, at hindi na siya nagpaliwanag.All I know is that he gave me the child, and he didn't explain.
    Basta ayaw ako mahuli ng pulis.I just don't want to be caught by the police.
* just; only; merely (used in the negative)
    Hindi lang siya basta guwapo, matalino pa.He's not just handsome, but intelligent too.
    Magtrabaho ka naman at hindi basta natutulog lang buong araw.Do your work and, not just sleep all day.
* used to emphasize lack of discernment in one's actions: just
    Huwag kang basta maniniwala sa mga grupong nanghihikayat na sumama ka sa kanila.Don't just believe in groups that persuade you to go with them.

##### Derived terms

* basta-basta
* basta-bastahin

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /basˈtaʔ/ [bɐsˈt̪aʔ]
* Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: bas‧ta

#### Noun

bastâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ)
* packaging; packing; baling
    Synonym: pakete
* bundle; bale; large bundle
    Synonym: paldo

##### Derived terms

* bastain
* mabasta
* magbabasta
* magbasta
* mambabasta
* pagbabasta
* pagkakabasta

### Further reading

* “basta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* sabat, tabas, batas

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbasda/, [ˈbasta]

### Noun

basta
* Soft mutation of pasta.

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.