"-asta" meaning in Latin

See -asta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [as.ta] [Classical-Latin], [as.ta] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek -αστής (-astḗs), from Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:der|grc:-αστής}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-tās", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-αστής", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-asta", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="-asta">, {{der|la|grc|-αστής}} Ancient Greek -αστής (-astḗs), {{der|la|grc|-άζω}} Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Head templates: {{la-suffix-noun|-asta<1.M>}} -asta m (genitive -astae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-asta<1>}} Forms: -astae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -asta [nominative, singular], -astae [nominative, plural], -astae [genitive, singular], -astārum [genitive, plural], -astae [dative, singular], -astīs [dative, plural], -astam [accusative, singular], -astās [accusative, plural], -astā [ablative, singular], -astīs [ablative, plural], -asta [singular, vocative], -astae [plural, vocative]
  1. someone associated with something Tags: declension-1, masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -ista

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "-ast"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":der",
        "3": "grc:-αστής"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"agent nouns\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"redlink\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Hellenic\", \"term\" : \"*-tās\", \"lang\" : \"grk-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"-αστής\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-asta\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }\" data-lang=\"la\" data-title=\"-asta\">",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-αστής"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -αστής (-astḗs)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-άζω"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek -αστής (-astḗs), from Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-astae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-asta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astārum",
      "links": [
        [
          "-astārum",
          "-astarum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "-astīs",
          "-astis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astās",
      "links": [
        [
          "-astās",
          "-astas#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astā",
      "links": [
        [
          "-astā",
          "-asta#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "-astīs",
          "-astis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-asta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-asta<1.M>"
      },
      "expansion": "-asta m (genitive -astae); first declension",
      "name": "la-suffix-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-asta<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine suffixes in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone associated with something"
      ],
      "id": "en--asta-la-suffix-qnoQOFBr",
      "links": [
        [
          "associated",
          "associated"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-ista"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[as.ta]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[as.ta]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-asta"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "-ast"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":der",
        "3": "grc:-αστής"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"agent nouns\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"redlink\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Hellenic\", \"term\" : \"*-tās\", \"lang\" : \"grk-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"-αστής\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-asta\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }\" data-lang=\"la\" data-title=\"-asta\">",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-αστής"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -αστής (-astḗs)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-άζω"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek -αστής (-astḗs), from Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-astae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-asta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astārum",
      "links": [
        [
          "-astārum",
          "-astarum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "-astīs",
          "-astis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astās",
      "links": [
        [
          "-astās",
          "-astas#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astā",
      "links": [
        [
          "-astā",
          "-asta#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "-astīs",
          "-astis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-asta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-astae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-asta<1.M>"
      },
      "expansion": "-asta m (genitive -astae); first declension",
      "name": "la-suffix-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-asta<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with etymon",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin first declension suffixes",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine suffixes",
        "Latin masculine suffixes in the first declension",
        "Latin noun-forming suffixes",
        "Latin suffixes",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone associated with something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "associated",
          "associated"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[as.ta]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[as.ta]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-ista"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-asta"
}

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