# Asta
## Translingual

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### Etymology

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### Proper noun

Asta f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – an herb found in Mexico, especially San Luis Potosi.
* A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths, now Avitta.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus in Brassicaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Asteae - tribe

#### Hyponyms

* (genus in Brassicaceae): Asta schaffneri - type species; Asta stricta - other species

#### Translations
### References

* Asta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Asta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Asta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Asta at the Catalogue of Life
* Asta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
* Asta at Germplasm Resources Information Network
* Asta at Tropicos
* Asta at The Plant List
* Asta at Brassibase

## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Asta.

### Proper noun

Asta (plural Astas)
* A surname from Italian.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Asta is the 37076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Asta is most common among White (87.04%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Asta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65.

## Danish
### Etymology

Old Norse Ásta, a medieval diminutive of Ástríðr (hence Astrid).

### Proper noun

Asta
* a female given name

## Estonian
### Etymology

Short form of Astrid, Anastasia and Augusta.

### Proper noun

Asta
* a female given name

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Asta f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Asta: Astuson
* daughter of Asta: Astudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Old Norse Ásta, sometimes also used as a pet form of Augusta or Anastasia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑstɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠tɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
* Syllabification: As‧ta

### Proper noun

Asta
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Asta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :

#### Statistics

* Asta is the 173rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,724 female individuals (and as a middle name to 727 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* -staa, saat, sata, taas, tasa

## Italian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Asta m or f by sense
* a surname

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Hasta

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈas.ta/, [ˈäs̠t̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈas.ta/, [ˈäst̪ä]

### Proper noun

Asta f sg (genitive Astae); first declension
* A city of Liguria on the river Tanarus, now Asti

#### Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
| Nominative | Asta |
| Genitive | Astae |
| Dative | Astae |
| Accusative | Astam |
| Ablative | Astā |
| Vocative | Asta |
| Locative | Astae |

### References

* “Asta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

## Lithuanian
### Proper noun

Asta f
* a female given name

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Asta
* a female given name from Old Norse of Old Norse origin

## Plautdietsch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈasta/

### Noun

Asta
* plural of Aust

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Asta c (genitive Astas)
* a female given name of Old Norse origin, also used as a pet form of Augusta