Asta
See also: Appendix:Variations of "asta"
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
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 edit
- (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 edit
- (genus in Brassicaceae): Asta schaffneri - type species; Asta stricta - other species
Translations edit
genus in Brassicaceae
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References edit
- Asta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Asta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Asta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Asta at the Catalogue of Life
- Asta at Encyclopedia 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 edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Asta (plural Astas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Asta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Old Norse Ásta, a medieval diminutive of Ástríðr (hence Astrid).
Proper noun edit
Asta
- a female given name
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Short form of Astrid, Anastasia and Augusta.
Proper noun edit
Asta
- a female given name
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Asta f
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Asta: Astuson
- daughter of Asta: Astudóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Asta |
Accusative | Astu |
Dative | Astu |
Genitive | Astu |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Ásta, sometimes also used as a pet form of Augusta or Anastasia.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Asta
- a female given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Asta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Asta | Astat | ||
genitive | Astan | Astojen | ||
partitive | Astaa | Astoja | ||
illative | Astaan | Astoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Asta | Astat | ||
accusative | nom. | Asta | Astat | |
gen. | Astan | |||
genitive | Astan | Astojen Astainrare | ||
partitive | Astaa | Astoja | ||
inessive | Astassa | Astoissa | ||
elative | Astasta | Astoista | ||
illative | Astaan | Astoihin | ||
adessive | Astalla | Astoilla | ||
ablative | Astalta | Astoilta | ||
allative | Astalle | Astoille | ||
essive | Astana | Astoina | ||
translative | Astaksi | Astoiksi | ||
abessive | Astatta | Astoitta | ||
instructive | — | Astoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Asta m or f by sense
- a surname
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ta/, [ˈäs̠t̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ta/, [ˈäst̪ä]
Proper noun edit
Asta f sg (genitive Astae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Asta |
Genitive | Astae |
Dative | Astae |
Accusative | Astam |
Ablative | Astā |
Vocative | Asta |
Locative | Astae |
References edit
- “Asta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Lithuanian edit
Proper noun edit
Asta f
- a female given name
Norwegian edit
Proper noun edit
Asta
- a female given name from Old Norse of Old Norse origin
Plautdietsch edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Asta
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Asta c (genitive Astas)
- a female given name of Old Norse origin, also used as a pet form of Augusta