FromLatin-asta, fromAncient Greek-αστής(-astḗs), from-άζω(-ázō,verbal suffix) +-τής(-tḗs,agent-noun suffix).
-ast
- someoneassociated with something
- 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
From Latin-āvistī, combination of the first conjugation perfect infix-āv and the second person singular present perfect indicative ending-istī.
-ast
- Archaic, used to form the second person singular preterite indicative offirst conjugation verbs up to XVI century
-ast
- Used to form the second person singular present indicative of class II weak verbs
- lufian(“to love”) + -ast → lufast(“you/thou love”)
-ast
- alternative form of-ost
FromOld Norse-astr, fromProto-Germanic*-ōstaz.
-ast
- createssuperlative of an adjective,if thenoun comes before theadjective, and the noun is in indefinite singular form.
- In other cases, the adjective ends in-asta or (more commonly)-aste.
- For long adjectives (more than 2-3 syllables) superlative is constructed by the wordmest (similar to the English use ofmost).
