See also: as to

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. At least two proposals exist:

  1. Borrowed from Spanish asno or Latin asinus, phonetically improbable.
  2. From hartz (“bear”) +‎ -to (diminutive suffix), phonetically impeccable, but semantically strange.

If the second theory is correct, then it may be related to the element Asto, which appears in an Aquitanian theonym found in Latin texts, Asto Ilunno.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

asto anim

  1. donkey
  2. (art) easel
    Synonym: xibalet (Northern)
  3. (craft) a structure used to keep whatever is being worked on at a certain height; a bench or table
    Synonym: xibalet (Northern)

Declension

Declension of asto (anim V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive asto astoa astoak astook
ergative astok astoak astoek astook
dative astori astoari astoei astooi
genitive astoren astoaren astoen astoon
comitative astorekin astoarekin astoekin astookin
causative astorengatik astoarengatik astoengatik astoongatik
benefactive astorentzat astoarentzat astoentzat astoontzat
instrumental astoz astoaz astoez astootaz
inessive astorengan astoarengan astoengan astoongan
locative — — — —
allative astorengana astoarengana astoengana astoongana
terminative astorenganaino astoarenganaino astoenganaino astoonganaino
directive astorenganantz astoarenganantz astoenganantz astoonganantz
destinative astorenganako astoarenganako astoenganako astoonganako
ablative astorengandik astoarengandik astoengandik astoongandik
partitive astorik — — —
prolative astotzat — — —

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “asto”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 112
  2. ^ “asto”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Further reading

  • “asto”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Franco-Provençal

Verb

asto (Beaujolais, Graphie de Conflans)

  1. Alternative form of achetar (“to buy”) documented in the following location(s): Belleroche

Javanese

Romanization

asto

  1. nonstandard spelling of asta, romanization of ꦲꦱ꧀ꦠ

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Latin stō
Latin astō

    From ad- + stō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    astō (present infinitive astāre, perfect active astitī); first conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive

    1. to stand at, on, by
      Synonym: stō
    2. to be present
      Synonyms: subsum, adsum, stō, exstō
      Antonym: desum
    3. to stand near, stand close to
      Synonyms: immineō, contingō, īnstō
      Antonyms: dissideō, distō
    4. to be standing, upright
    5. to assist

    Conjugation

       Conjugation of astō (first conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present astō astās astat astāmus astātis astant
    imperfect astābam astābās astābat astābāmus astābātis astābant
    future astābō astābis astābit astābimus astābitis astābunt
    perfect astitī astitistī astitit astitimus astitistis astitērunt,
    astitēre
    pluperfect astiteram astiterās astiterat astiterāmus astiterātis astiterant
    future perfect astiterō astiteris astiterit astiterimus astiteritis astiterint
    passive present — — astātur — — —
    imperfect — — astābātur — — —
    future — — astābitur — — —
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present astem astēs astet astēmus astētis astent
    imperfect astārem astārēs astāret astārēmus astārētis astārent
    perfect astiterim astiterīs astiterit astiterīmus astiterītis astiterint
    pluperfect astitissem astitissēs astitisset astitissēmus astitissētis astitissent
    passive present — — astētur — — —
    imperfect — — astārētur — — —
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — astā — — astāte —
    future — astātō astātō — astātōte astantō
    passive future — — astātor — — —
    non-finite forms infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present astāre astārī astāns —
    future — — — astandum
    perfect astitisse — — —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    astandī astandō astandum astandō — —

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    • asto in Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
    • “asto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “asto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "asto", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “asto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/asto