lasta

See also: lästa

Esperanto

Etymology

From English last.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlasta]
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• Rhymes: -asta
• Hyphenation: las‧ta

Adjective

lasta (accusative singular lastan, plural lastaj, accusative plural lastajn)

1. last (opposite of first)
   • 1952, F. Omelka, La Alaska stafeto‎^[1]:

     En la lasta momento Kasson ekhavis feliĉan ideon.

     At the last moment Kasson had a happy idea.

Derived terms

• antaŭlasta (“penultimate”)
• Lasta Juĝo (“doomsday”)
• lastaĵo (“tail end”)
• lastatempa (“recent”)
• lastatempe (“lately”)
• praantaŭlasta (“second from last”)

See also

• fina

Estonian

Verb

lasta

1. Da-infinitive of laskma.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑstɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
• Syllabification^(key): las‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *lasta, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian lazda (“hazel”)), as hazelwood was a common material for utensils.

Noun

lasta

1. a tool with a handle and a wide, flat blade
   1. spatula, scraper (kitchen tool)

      Synonym: kaavin

   2. squeegee (window wiping tool)

      Synonym: ikkunalasta

   3. Synonym of paistinlasta (“turner (kitchen tool)”)
   4. putty knife, spackle knife, scraper, spatula (construction tool)

      Synonym: muurauslasta

   5. taping knife, joint knife (broad smoothing tool)

      Synonym: tasoituslasta

2. (medicine) splint (device to immobilize a body part)

   Synonym: spatula

Declension

Inflection of lasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		lasta	lastat
genitive		lastan	lastojen
partitive		lastaa	lastoja
illative		lastaan	lastoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lasta	lastat
accusative	nom.	lasta	lastat
	gen.	lastan
genitive		lastan	lastojen lastainrare
partitive		lastaa	lastoja
inessive		lastassa	lastoissa
elative		lastasta	lastoista
illative		lastaan	lastoihin
adessive		lastalla	lastoilla
ablative		lastalta	lastoilta
allative		lastalle	lastoille
essive		lastana	lastoina
translative		lastaksi	lastoiksi
abessive		lastatta	lastoitta
instructive		—	lastoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lastani lastani accusative nom. lastani lastani gen. lastani genitive lastani lastojeni lastainirare partitive lastaani lastojani inessive lastassani lastoissani elative lastastani lastoistani illative lastaani lastoihini adessive lastallani lastoillani ablative lastaltani lastoiltani allative lastalleni lastoilleni essive lastanani lastoinani translative lastakseni lastoikseni abessive lastattani lastoittani instructive — — comitative — lastoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lastasi lastasi accusative nom. lastasi lastasi gen. lastasi genitive lastasi lastojesi lastaisirare partitive lastaasi lastojasi inessive lastassasi lastoissasi elative lastastasi lastoistasi illative lastaasi lastoihisi adessive lastallasi lastoillasi ablative lastaltasi lastoiltasi allative lastallesi lastoillesi essive lastanasi lastoinasi translative lastaksesi lastoiksesi abessive lastattasi lastoittasi instructive — — comitative — lastoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lastamme lastamme accusative nom. lastamme lastamme gen. lastamme genitive lastamme lastojemme lastaimmerare partitive lastaamme lastojamme inessive lastassamme lastoissamme elative lastastamme lastoistamme illative lastaamme lastoihimme adessive lastallamme lastoillamme ablative lastaltamme lastoiltamme allative lastallemme lastoillemme essive lastanamme lastoinamme translative lastaksemme lastoiksemme abessive lastattamme lastoittamme instructive — — comitative — lastoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lastanne lastanne accusative nom. lastanne lastanne gen. lastanne genitive lastanne lastojenne lastainnerare partitive lastaanne lastojanne inessive lastassanne lastoissanne elative lastastanne lastoistanne illative lastaanne lastoihinne adessive lastallanne lastoillanne ablative lastaltanne lastoiltanne allative lastallenne lastoillenne essive lastananne lastoinanne translative lastaksenne lastoiksenne abessive lastattanne lastoittanne instructive — — comitative — lastoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lastansa lastansa accusative nom. lastansa lastansa gen. lastansa genitive lastansa lastojensa lastainsarare partitive lastaansa lastojaan lastojansa inessive lastassaan lastassansa lastoissaan lastoissansa elative lastastaan lastastansa lastoistaan lastoistansa illative lastaansa lastoihinsa adessive lastallaan lastallansa lastoillaan lastoillansa ablative lastaltaan lastaltansa lastoiltaan lastoiltansa allative lastalleen lastallensa lastoilleen lastoillensa essive lastanaan lastanansa lastoinaan lastoinansa translative lastakseen lastaksensa lastoikseen lastoiksensa abessive lastattaan lastattansa lastoittaan lastoittansa instructive — — comitative — lastoineen lastoinensa

Derived terms

• lastoittaa
• lastu

 

compounds

• haarukkalasta
• huurrelasta
• ikkunalasta
• ilmalasta
• lastasidos
• lattialasta
• liimalasta
• muurauslasta
• paistinlasta
• piirakkalasta
• poimintalasta
• rintalasta
• tasoituslasta

 

Further reading

• “lasta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Noun

lasta

1. partitive singular of lapsi

Anagrams

• atlas, salat, talas

Icelandic

Verb

lasta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lastaði, supine lastað)

1. to blame

Conjugation

lasta — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að lasta
supine (sagnbót)		lastað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		lastandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég lasta	við löstum	present (nútíð)	ég lasti	við löstum
	þú lastar	þið lastið		þú lastir	þið lastið
	hann, hún, það lastar	þeir, þær, þau lasta		hann, hún, það lasti	þeir, þær, þau lasti
past (þátíð)	ég lastaði	við löstuðum	past (þátíð)	ég lastaði	við löstuðum
	þú lastaðir	þið löstuðuð		þú lastaðir	þið löstuðuð
	hann, hún, það lastaði	þeir, þær, þau löstuðu		hann, hún, það lastaði	þeir, þær, þau löstuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	lasta (þú)	lastið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	lastaðu	lastiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

lastast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að lastast
supine (sagnbót)		lastast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		lastandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég lastast	við löstumst	present (nútíð)	ég lastist	við löstumst
	þú lastast	þið lastist		þú lastist	þið lastist
	hann, hún, það lastast	þeir, þær, þau lastast		hann, hún, það lastist	þeir, þær, þau lastist
past (þátíð)	ég lastaðist	við löstuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég lastaðist	við löstuðumst
	þú lastaðist	þið löstuðust		þú lastaðist	þið löstuðust
	hann, hún, það lastaðist	þeir, þær, þau löstuðust		hann, hún, það lastaðist	þeir, þær, þau löstuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	lastast (þú)	lastist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	lastastu	lastisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

lastaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	lastaður	löstuð	lastað		lastaðir	lastaðar	löstuð
accusative (þolfall)	lastaðan	lastaða	lastað		lastaða	lastaðar	löstuð
dative (þágufall)	löstuðum	lastaðri	löstuðu		löstuðum	löstuðum	löstuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	lastaðs	lastaðrar	lastaðs		lastaðra	lastaðra	lastaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	lastaði	lastaða	lastaða		löstuðu	löstuðu	löstuðu
accusative (þolfall)	lastaða	löstuðu	lastaða		löstuðu	löstuðu	löstuðu
dative (þágufall)	lastaða	löstuðu	lastaða		löstuðu	löstuðu	löstuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	lastaða	löstuðu	lastaða		löstuðu	löstuðu	löstuðu

Noun

lasta

1. indefinite genitive plural of löstur

Anagrams

• alast
• salat
• salta

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠasˠt̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish last, from either English last or Old English hlæst.

Noun

lasta m (genitive singular lasta, nominative plural lastaí)

1. freight (load), cargo
2. last, load, large quantity

Synonyms

• (load): ualach
• (freight, cargo): lastas
• (cargo): lucht

Derived terms

• gan lasta (“unladen”)
• lasta loinge m (“shipload”)
• lastas m (“cargo; freight; shipment”)
• lasta scaoilte m (“bulk cargo”)

Etymology 2

From las.

Participle

lasta

1. past participle of las
2. at high speed

Noun

lasta m

1. genitive singular of lasadh

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch last (“burden, load”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.sta/
• Rhymes: -asta
• Hyphenation: là‧sta

Noun

lasta f (plural laste)

1. a unit of measurement of Northern Europe for dry goods

Anagrams

• salta

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *lëstë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlasːta/

Noun

lasta

1. leaf

Inflection

Even a-stem, st-stt gradation
Nominative	lasta
Genitive	lastta
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lasta	lasttat
Accusative	lastta	lasttaid
Genitive	lastta	lasttaid
Illative	lastii	lasttaide
Locative	lasttas	lasttain
Comitative	lasttain	lasttaiguin
Essive	lastan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person lastan lastame lastamet 2nd person lastat lastade lastadet 3rd person lastas lastaska lastaset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (of noun) lasten
• (of verb) lastet

Noun

lasta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of last

Verb

lasta

1. inflection of laste:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• lasten

Noun

lasta f or m

1. definite feminine singular of last

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• lēsta

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laistijan. Cognate with Old English lǣstan, Old Saxon lēstian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːsta/

Verb

lāsta

1. (intransitive) to perform

Descendants

• North Frisian: laste

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28

Portuguese

Verb

lasta

1. inflection of lastar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lasta.

Noun

lásta f (Cyrillic spelling ла́ста)

1. swallow (bird)

   Synonym: lastavica

Declension

Declension of lasta

	singular	plural
nominative	lasta	laste
genitive	laste	lasta
dative	lasti	lastama
accusative	lastu	laste
vocative	lasto	laste
locative	lasti	lastama
instrumental	lastom	lastama

Derived terms

• jedna lasta ne čini proljeće

Swedish

Etymology

last +‎ -a

Verb

lasta (present lastar, preterite lastade, supine lastat, imperative lasta)

1. to load; to put a load on something; to fill with cargo.
2. to blame; to put blame on somebody

   Du kan inte lasta mig för det

   You can't blame me for that

Conjugation

Conjugation of lasta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	lasta		lastas
Supine	lastat		lastats
Imperative	lasta		—
Imper. plural1	lasten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lastar	lastade	lastas	lastades
Ind. plural1	lasta	lastade	lastas	lastades
Subjunctive2	laste	lastade	lastes	lastades
	Participles
Present participle	lastande
Past participle	lastad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• lastning

Descendants

• → Finnish: lastata

References

• lasta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lasta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lasta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• salta, talas