"casta" meaning in Portuguese

See casta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkas.tɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈkaʃ.tɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈkaʃ.tɐ/ [Portugal]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|adjective form}} casta
  1. feminine singular of casto Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: casto
    Sense id: en-casta-pt-adj-1u1fpwyU Categories (other): Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries with etymon
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈkas.tɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈkaʃ.tɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈkaʃ.tɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: castas [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain, possibly from the feminine of casto (“chaste”) (from Old Galician-Portuguese casto, from Latin castus) or from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (*kastan) or *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kasts), from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), *kastuz. Etymology templates: {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{der|pt|roa-opt|casto}} Old Galician-Portuguese casto, {{der|pt|la|castus}} Latin castus, {{der|pt|got|*𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽}} Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (*kastan), {{der|pt|gem-pro|*kastōną||to throw, cast}} Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} casta f (plural castas)
  1. bloodline; lineage Tags: feminine Synonyms: linhagem, sangue
    Sense id: en-casta-pt-noun-fNSC5xps
  2. breed; race Tags: feminine Synonyms: raça
    Sense id: en-casta-pt-noun-ybDAuuKr
  3. species Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-casta-pt-noun-FVnWqjw2
  4. caste (hereditary social classes) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-casta-pt-noun-jiO~rwb3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈkas.tɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈkaʃ.tɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈkaʃ.tɐ/ [Portugal]
Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} casta
  1. inflection of castar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: castar
    Sense id: en-casta-pt-verb-DTepNTx7 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 1 21 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 28 2 0 1 0 1 8 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 5 1 29 52 12
  2. inflection of castar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: castar
    Sense id: en-casta-pt-verb-VWZaci6a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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