See also: Appendix:Variations of "asta"
Contents
- 1 Translingual
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Proper noun
- 1.2.1 Hypernyms
- 1.2.2 Hyponyms
- 1.2.3 Translations
- 1.3 References
- 2 English
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Proper noun
- 2.2.1 Statistics
- 2.3 Further reading
- 3 Danish
- 3.1 Etymology
- 3.2 Proper noun
- 4 Estonian
- 4.1 Etymology
- 4.2 Proper noun
- 5 Faroese
- 5.1 Proper noun
- 5.1.1 Usage notes
- 5.1.2 Declension
- 5.1 Proper noun
- 6 Finnish
- 6.1 Etymology
- 6.2 Pronunciation
- 6.3 Proper noun
- 6.3.1 Declension
- 6.3.2 Statistics
- 6.4 Anagrams
- 7 Italian
- 7.1 Etymology
- 7.2 Proper noun
- 8 Latin
- 8.1 Alternative forms
- 8.2 Etymology
- 8.3 Pronunciation
- 8.4 Proper noun
- 8.4.1 Declension
- 8.5 References
- 9 Lithuanian
- 9.1 Proper noun
- 10 Norwegian
- 10.1 Proper noun
- 11 Plautdietsch
- 11.1 Pronunciation
- 11.2 Noun
- 12 Swedish
- 12.1 Pronunciation
- 12.2 Proper noun
Translingual[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun[edit]
Astaf
- A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae– an herb found in Mexico, especially San Luis Potosi.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae– certain moths, now Avitta.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus in Brassicaceae): Eukaryota– superkingdom; Plantae– kingdom; Viridiplantae– subkingdom; Streptophyta– infrakingdom; Embryophyta– superphylum; Tracheophyta– phylum; Spermatophytina– subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, coreeudicots, rosids, malvids- clades; Brassicales- order; Brassicaceae- family; Asteae- tribe
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus in Brassicaceae): Asta schaffneri- type species; Asta stricta- other species
Translations[edit]
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[edit]
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 Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Asta at Tropicos
- Asta at The Plant List
- Asta at Brassibase
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian Asta.
Proper noun[edit]
Asta (plural Astas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Asta is the 37076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Asta is most common among White (87.04%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Asta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page65.
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Old Norse Ásta, a medieval diminutive of Ástríðr (hence Astrid).
Proper noun[edit]
Asta
See Also
Asta- a female given name
Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Short form of Astrid, Anastasia and Augusta.
Proper noun[edit]
Asta
- a female given name
Faroese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Astaf
- a female given name
Usage notes[edit]
Matronymics
- son of Asta: Astuson
- daughter of Asta: Astudóttir
Declension[edit]
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Asta |
| Accusative | Astu |
| Dative | Astu |
| Genitive | Astu |
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Ásta, sometimes also used as a pet form of Augusta or Anastasia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asta
- a female given name
Declension[edit]
| 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 | ||
| abessive | Astatta | Astoitta | ||
| instructive | — | Astoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Statistics[edit]
- Asta is the 173rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,724 female individuals (and as a middle name to 727 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun[edit]
Astam or f by sense
- a surname
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ta/, [ˈäs̠t̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ta/, [ˈäst̪ä]
Proper noun[edit]
Astafsg (genitive Astae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Asta |
| Genitive | Astae |
| Dative | Astae |
| Accusative | Astam |
| Ablative | Astā |
| Vocative | Asta |
| Locative | Astae |
References[edit]
- “Asta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Lithuanian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Astaf
- a female given name
Norwegian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asta
- a female given name from Old Norse of Old Norse origin
Plautdietsch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Asta
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Astac (genitive Astas)
- a female given name of Old Norse origin, also used as a pet form of Augusta
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