# rast
## Albanian
### Noun

rast m (plural raste, definite rasti, definite plural rastet)
* chance
    Synonyms: shans, mundësi, fat
* occasion

#### Declension
## German
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁaːst/

#### Verb

rast
* inflection of rasen:
** second/third-person singular present
** second-person plural present
** plural imperative

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁast/

#### Verb

rast
* singular imperative of rasten
* (colloquial) first-person singular present of rasten

## Latvian
### Etymology

This word is the reflex of two different Proto-Indo-European forms: *wer-d-, *wr-ed- (“to bend, to sway”) and *werdʰ-, *wr-edʰ-, *h₃erdʰ- (“to grow; high”), both from the stem *wer- (“to bend, to turn”). Both forms yielded Proto-Baltic *red-, *rad-, from which *rad-ti > *rasti > rast.
The present tense form was derived with an extra n: *randuo > *ruodu > rodu; cf. dialectal variants ronu, romu. From the meaning “to bend, to sway” came “to raise, to obtain (by bending down to get it)” > “to obtain, to get, to find.” From the meaning “to grow” came not only the meanings of the Lithuanian reflexive form, but also those of Latvian related forms like raža (“harvest”), rasma (“fecundity”), radīt (“to create”), radi (“relatives”) and the 18th-century adjective rastīgs (“fertile, successful”). This semantic diversity also explains the divergent meanings of the derived prefixed verbs (atrast (“to find; to lose a habit, a skill”), ierast parast, pierast (“to get used to”), etc.).
Cognates include Lithuanian ràsti (“to find, to obain by searching; to notice; to determine, to establish; to happen, to be”), reflexive ràstis (“to grow quickly, strongly; to give birth; to rise, to get up; to become; to happen; to come, to arrive; to get somewhere”); from *werd- (“to bend, to sway”), also Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐌰𐍄𐍉 (wratō, “to go, to travel”), Icelandic rata (“to travel, to find one's way”), Middle High German razzeln (“to turn”); from *werdʰ (“to grow”), Old Church Slavonic расти (rasti, “to grow”), Russian расти́ (rastí), Polish róść, Sanskrit वर्धति (várdhati), वृधति (vr̥dháti, “to grow, to increase”), Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight, upright”) (and perhaps also, from a possible variant form *Herdʰ, *Hredʰ-, Latin arduus (“lofty, high”), arbor (“tree”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɾast]
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### Verb

rast (transitive, 1st conjugation, present rodu, rodi, rod, past radu)
* to find (to cause by searching that something (desirable, necessary) be present, in use, or in one's possession)
    rast jaunu dzimteni ― to find a new homeland
    nerast nekur mieru ― to not find peace anywhere
    rast kopīgu valodu ― to find a common language (= to communicate)
    mīļa, mīļa tēva sēta, kur mīļaku vietu rast! ― dear, dear father's (= home) ranch, where to find a favorite place!
* to find (to discover via research)
    institūta laboratorijās rastas jaunas sveķu izmantošanas iespējas ― in the laboratories of the institute new possibilities of use for resin (were) found
* to find (to choose, e.g., the right word, in one's thoughts)
    kā lai vārdus rod? ― how does one find the (right) words?
* to find, to receive (e.g., help, understanding, from others)
    kur rast atbalstu? draugos? ― where to find support? with (lit. in) friends?
    viņš rod ierosmi dabā ― he finds inspiration in nature
    viņa gribētu rast apstiprinājumu ― she would like to find approval
* to find, to start (e.g., a state, a situation, a relationship)
    rast draudzību ― to find friendship
    komponista sirsnība un vienkāršība palīdzēja rast ciešu kontaktu ar publiku ― the composer's sincerity and simplicity helped him find, achieve chose contact with the audience
* to find (to be such that a certain mental state is caused)
    rast spēkus, mierinājumu, prieku ― to find strength, comfort, joy
    rast prieku darbā ― to find joy in work
    cik sevi vēros, vairāk sāpes radu ― the more I observe myself, the more I find pain
* (in the past active participle form radis) accustomed, used to
    viņš nebija radis daudz domāt, tāpēc jutās noguris ― he wasn't used to thinking a lot, so he felt tired
    meitene pie grūta darba nav radusi ― the girl wasn't used to hard work
* (rare, in the past passive participle form rasts) usual, well-known
    uz ciemu īstenībā ved ne viens vien ceļš, bet tā ir rasts un iegājies, ka tos citus vairs neizmanto ― in fact more than one road leads to the village, but it is well known tradition that the others are no longer used

#### Derived terms

    prefixed verbs:
* aprast
* atrast
* ierast
* parast
* pierast
* sarast
    other derived terms:
* rasties
* (dated term) rastīgs

#### Related terms

* radīt
* radi, radinieks
* rasma, rasmīgs
* raža, ražens, ražīgs

### References

* ↑ There is some doubt about the correctness of this Proto-Indo-European form. The Lexikon der Indogermanischen Verben (ref.?) proposes *redh- (“to appear, to arise”) as the source for this verb.
* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “rast”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Northern Kurdish
### Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hraštáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“having moved in a straight line”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”). Cognate with English right.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɑːst/

### Adjective

rast
* straight
* right, correct
* right (dexter, opposite of left)
* true, right
* erect
* direct

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Verb

rast
* past participle of rase

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic растъ (rastŭ).

### Noun

rast n (uncountable)
* spleen inflammation

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orstъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /râːst/

### Noun

rȃst m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑ст)
* (uncountable) growth
* (uncountable) height

#### Related terms

* rȃsti

### References

* “rast”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orstъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ráːst/

### Noun

rȃst f
* growth

#### Related terms

* rásti

### Further reading

* “rast”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse rǫst, from Proto-Germanic *rastō, *rastijō (“rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ros-, *res-, *erH- (“rest”).

### Noun

rast c
* (countable or uncountable) a break (rest or pause, usually from work)
    Nu tar vi rastLet's take a break
* (countable or uncountable) recess, break, breaktime (between classes in school)
    Hur lång är rasten?How long is recess?

#### Related terms

* rasta
* rastgård
* skolrast

#### See also

* lov (longer break, like summer break)

### References

* rast in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* rast in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* rast in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* arts, astr., tars, tsar

## Tat
### Etymology

Cognate with Persian راست (rāst).

### Adjective

rast
* right (dexter)

## Turkish
### Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish راست (rast), from Classical Persian راست (rāst), from Middle Persian rāst, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 (rāsta), from Proto-Iranian *Hraštáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“having moved in a straight line”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɾɑst/
* Rhymes: -ɑst

### Adjective

rast (dated)
* true, correct, right
    Synonyms: doğru, düzgün

#### Declension

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

### Noun

rast (definite accusative rastı, plural rastlar)
* (dated) coincidence
    Synonyms: rastlantı, tesadüf
* (dated) the act of hitting a target
* (music) rast (a kind of maqam)

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
rast
rastlar
definite accusative
rastı
rastları
dative
rasta
rastlara
locative
rastta
rastlarda
ablative
rasttan
rastlardan
genitive
rastın
rastların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
rastım
rastlarım
2nd singular
rastın
rastların
3rd singular
rastı
rastları
1st plural
rastımız
rastlarımız
2nd plural
rastınız
rastlarınız
3rd plural
rastları
rastları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
rastımı
rastlarımı
2nd singular
rastını
rastlarını
3rd singular
rastını
rastlarını
1st plural
rastımızı
rastlarımızı
2nd plural
rastınızı
rastlarınızı
3rd plural
rastlarını
rastlarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
rastıma
rastlarıma
2nd singular
rastına
rastlarına
3rd singular
rastına
rastlarına
1st plural
rastımıza
rastlarımıza
2nd plural
rastınıza
rastlarınıza
3rd plural
rastlarına
rastlarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
rastımda
rastlarımda
2nd singular
rastında
rastlarında
3rd singular
rastında
rastlarında
1st plural
rastımızda
rastlarımızda
2nd plural
rastınızda
rastlarınızda
3rd plural
rastlarında
rastlarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
rastımdan
rastlarımdan
2nd singular
rastından
rastlarından
3rd singular
rastından
rastlarından
1st plural
rastımızdan
rastlarımızdan
2nd plural
rastınızdan
rastlarınızdan
3rd plural
rastlarından
rastlarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
rastımın
rastlarımın
2nd singular
rastının
rastlarının
3rd singular
rastının
rastlarının
1st plural
rastımızın
rastlarımızın
2nd plural
rastınızın
rastlarınızın
3rd plural
rastlarının
rastlarının :

#### Derived terms

* rastgele
* rastlamak
* rastlantı
* rastlaşmak

### Further reading

* “rast”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “rast”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3940a
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “rast”, in Nişanyan Sözlük