bašta

See also: basta, bastá, bästa, and başta

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʃta/

Etymology 1

From Italian bastia[1], from bastire (“to build”), from Proto-Germanic *bastijaną.[2]

Noun

bašta f

  1. bastion
  2. hut on a pond dam
Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative bašta bašty
genitive bašty bašt
dative baště baštám
accusative baštu bašty
vocative bašto bašty
locative baště baštách
instrumental baštou baštami
Derived terms
  • baštýř

Etymology 2

Uncertain, probably from Italian pasto (“meal”).[3][4]

Noun

bašta f

  1. (colloquial) enjoyable food
    To je ale bašta! ― What a great food!
Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative bašta bašty
genitive bašty bašt
dative baště baštám
accusative baštu bašty
vocative bašto bašty
locative baště baštách
instrumental baštou baštami
Derived terms

References
  1. "bašta 1°" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
  2. bašta¹ in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  3. "bašta 2°" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
  4. bašta² in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From bašča, from Ottoman Turkish باغچه‎ (bâğçe), from Persian باغچه‎ (bâğče), diminutive of باغ‎ (bâğ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bǎːʃta/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧šta

Noun

bášta f (Cyrillic spelling ба́шта)

  1. (Bosnia, regional Croatia, Serbia) garden
Declension
Declension of bašta
singular plural
nominative bašta bašte
genitive bašte bašta
dative bašti baštama
accusative baštu bašte
vocative bašto bašte
locative bašti baštama
instrumental baštom baštama

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Hungarian bástya, from Middle High German bastie, from Old French bastie, feminine singular past participle of bastir. [1] Compare German Bastei, French bâtir.

Noun

bašta f (Cyrillic spelling башта)

  1. bastion
Declension
Declension of bašta
singular plural
nominative bašta bašte
genitive bašte bašta
dative bašti baštama
accusative baštu bašte
vocative bašto bašte
locative baštom baštama
instrumental bašti baštama

References
  1. Petar Skok, Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, 1971, Z., p. 119
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