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Appendix:Variations of "ast"
English
Etymology
en :bor la:-asta
From en la -asta, from en grc -αστής, from grc -άζω verbal suffix -τής agent-noun suffix 1.
Suffix
someone associated with something
Derived terms
en
Related terms
en -ist
Anagrams
en ast S.A.T. Sta. ats TAs Sat. Sta sta S. A. T. sat ATs tas sat. Tas. ATS Sat at's TSA SAT T(S/A) TAS T.A.s Tas TA's STA
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin la -āvistī, combination of the first conjugation perfect infix -āv and the second person singular present perfect indicative ending la -istī.
Suffix
ca suffix ca not sure if we do these
Archaic, used to form the second person singular preterite indicative of ca -ar first conjugation verbs up to XVI century
Usage notes
This form fell out of use, being largely replaced by the analogical ending ca -ares, or by the periphrastic past with ca vas or ca vares.
Old English
Pronunciation
-ast
Etymology 1
ang second-person singular :inh gmw-pro:*-ōs<ety:inh<gem-pro:*-ōsi<ety:inh<ine-pro:*-eh₂yési>>>>
From ang gmw-pro *-ōs with paragogic -t added from when ang þū follows (compare ang-ang -as), from ang gem-pro *-ōsi, from ang ine-pro *-eh₂yési.
Alternative forms
ang -as Anglian
Suffix
verbf 1
marks the second person singular present indicative of class II weak verbs
ang lufian<t:to love> lufast<t:you/thou love>
Descendants
enm -est second-person singular
Etymology 2
Suffix
ang suf
ang -ost
Swedish
Etymology
From sv non -astr, from sv gem-pro *-ōstaz.
Suffix
sv suffix
creates superlative of an adjective, if the noun comes before the adjective, and the noun is in indefinite singular form.
Usage notes
In other cases, the adjective ends in sv -asta or (more commonly) sv -aste.
For long adjectives (more than 2-3 syllables) superlative is constructed by the word sv mest (similar to the English use of en most).
Anagrams
sv ast tas