Basta

See also: basta

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbas.ta/, [ˈbäs̠t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbas.ta/, [ˈbäst̪ä]

Proper noun

Basta f sg (genitive Bastae); first declension

1. A town in Calabria, situated between Hydruntum and the Iapygian promontory, now the small village of Vaste

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Basta
Genitive	Bastae
Dative	Bastae
Accusative	Bastam
Ablative	Bastā
Vocative	Basta
Locative	Bastae

References

• Basta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Basta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Polish

Etymology

From Sebastian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbas.ta/
• Rhymes: -asta
• Syllabification: Bas‧ta

Proper noun

Basta m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Basta

	singular	plural
nominative	Basta	Bastowie
genitive	Basty	Bastów
dative	Baście	Bastom
accusative	Bastę	Bastów
instrumental	Bastą	Bastami
locative	Baście	Bastach
vocative	Basto	Bastowie

Proper noun

Basta f

1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Basta

	singular	plural
nominative	Basta	Basty
genitive	Basty	Bast
dative	Baście	Bastom
accusative	Bastę	Basty
instrumental	Bastą	Bastami
locative	Baście	Bastach
vocative	Basto	Basty

Further reading

• “Basta”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022