fasta

See also: fásta and fästa

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AsturianEdit

PrepositionEdit

fasta

1. until

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GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

fasta

1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰

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IcelandicEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈfasta/
  • Rhymes: -asta

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic *fastijaną.

VerbEdit

fasta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fastaði, supine fastað)

1. to fast

ConjugationEdit

fasta — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að fasta
supine (sagnbót)		fastað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		fastandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég fasta	við föstum	present (nútíð)	ég fasti	við föstum
	þú fastar	þið fastið		þú fastir	þið fastið
	hann, hún, það fastar	þeir, þær, þau fasta		hann, hún, það fasti	þeir, þær, þau fasti
past (þátíð)	ég fastaði	við föstuðum	past (þátíð)	ég fastaði	við föstuðum
	þú fastaðir	þið föstuðuð		þú fastaðir	þið föstuðuð
	hann, hún, það fastaði	þeir, þær, þau föstuðu		hann, hún, það fastaði	þeir, þær, þau föstuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	fasta (þú)	fastið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	fastaðu	fastiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse fasta.

NounEdit

fasta f (genitive singular föstu, nominative plural föstur)

1. fast (abstinence from food)

DeclensionEdit

declension of fasta

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fasta	fastan	föstur	fösturnar
accusative	föstu	föstuna	föstur	fösturnar
dative	föstu	föstunni	föstum	föstunum
genitive	föstu	föstunnar	fasta	fastanna

Derived termsEdit

• föstudagur

AnagramsEdit

• stafa

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LatinEdit

AdjectiveEdit

fasta

1. nominative feminine singular of fastus
2. nominative neuter plural of fastus
3. accusative neuter plural of fastus
4. vocative feminine singular of fastus
5. vocative neuter plural of fastus

fastā

1. ablative feminine singular of fastus

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Alternative formsEdit

• fasten

NounEdit

fasta m, f

1. definite feminine singular of faste

Etymology 2Edit

Alternative formsEdit

• fastet

VerbEdit

fasta

1. simple past of faste
2. past participle of faste

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

NounEdit

fasta f

1. definite singular of faste

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Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic *fastijaną.

VerbEdit

fasta

1. to fast, to abstain from food

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of fasta (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	fasta			—
participle	fastandi, -e			fastaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	fastar	fasti, -e	—	fastaþi, -e	fastaþi, -e
þū	fastar	fasti, -e	fasta	fastaþi, -e	fastaþi, -e
han	fastar	fasti, -e	—	fastaþi, -e	fastaþi, -e
vīr	fastum, -om	fastum, -om	fastum, -om	fastaþum, -om	fastaþum, -om
īr	fastin	fastin	fastin	fastaþin	fastaþin
þēr	fasta	fastin	—	fastaþu, -o	fastaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—	—	—
þū	—	—	—	—	—
han	—	—	—	—	—
vīr	—	—	—	—	—
īr	—	—	—	—	—
þēr	—	—	—	—	—

DescendantsEdit

• Swedish: fasta

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SpanishEdit

PrepositionEdit

fasta

1. Obsolete spelling of hasta

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SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish fasta, from Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic *fastijaną.

AdjectiveEdit

fasta

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of fast.

NounEdit

fasta c

1. a period of fasting, lent

DeclensionEdit

Declension of fasta
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fasta	fastan	fastor	fastorna
Genitive	fastas	fastans	fastors	fastornas

VerbEdit

fasta

1. to fast

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of fasta (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	fasta	—
Present tense	fastar	—
Past tense	fastade	—
Supine	fastat	—
Imperative	fasta	—
Present participle	fastande
Past participle	—