Asta

See also: asta, Ásta, ásta, ăsta, astă, and AStA

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Asta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – an herb found in Mexico, especially San Luis Potosi.
2. 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, eurosids II - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Asteae - tribe

Hyponyms

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

Translations

genus in Brassicaceae

• Central Huasteca Nahuatl: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

• Wastek: please add this translation if you can

References

• 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 Tropicos
• Asta at The Plant List
• Asta at Brassibase

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Danish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Asta

1. A female given name.

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Estonian

Etymology

Short form of Astrid, Anastasia and Augusta.

Proper noun

Asta

1. A female given name.

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Faroese

Proper noun

Asta f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Asta: Astuson
• daughter of Asta: Astudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Asta
Accusative	Astu
Dative	Astu
Genitive	Astu

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑstɑ/, [ˈɑs̠t̪ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
• Syllabification: As‧ta

Proper noun

Asta

1. A female given name.

Declension

Inflection of Asta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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
instructive		—	Astoin
abessive		Astatta	Astoitta
comitative		—	Astoineen

Possessive forms of Asta (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Astani	Astamme
2nd person	Astasi	Astanne
3rd person	Astansa

Anagrams

• -staa, saat, sata, taas, tasa, tasa-

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Hasta

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ta/, [ˈas̠.t̪a]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ta/, [ˈas.t̪a]

Proper noun

Asta f sg (genitive Astae); first declension

1. 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

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Asta

1. A female given name from Old Norse of Old Norse origin.

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Plautdietsch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasta/

Noun

Asta

1. plural of Aust

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Swedish

Proper noun

Asta c (genitive Astas)

1. A female given name of Old Norse origin, also used as a pet form of Augusta.