basta

Borrowed from Italian basta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑstɑ/

basta

1. (obsolete outside Spanish/Portuguese/Italian contexts) (that's) enough; stop!
   • c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 212, column 1:

     Baſta, content thee: for I haue it full.

• “basta”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• “basta”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

• Staab, sabat

Borrowed from Italian pasta.

• IPA^(key): /basˈta/ [bʌsˈtʌ]
• Hyphenation: bas‧ta

bastá f 

1. pasta

Declension of bastá
absolutive	bastá
predicative	bastá
subjective	bastá
genitive	bastá
Postpositioned forms l-case bastál k-case basták t-case bastát h-case bastáh

• siqriyá (“spaghetti”)

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “basta”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbas.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbas.ta]

From Frankish *bastijan (“to sew, weave”).

basta f (plural bastes)

1. (sewing) tack, basting stitch

• embastar

• bastir

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

basta f sg

1. feminine singular of bast

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

basta

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

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “basta”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Borrowed from Spanish basta, from Vulgar Latin *bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō).

• Hyphenation: bas‧ta

basta

1. so long as

basta

1. provided that

basta

1. used in a refusal to provide a full answer to a question
2. enough!, (I'm) not hearing anymore of this!, (I'm) not listening anymore!

From Italian basta (“enough!”).

basta

1. my decision is final, and I will debate no further

   Vi tager til Bern, og dermed basta.

   We're going to Bern, end of discussion.

• færdig

• → Icelandic: punktur og basta

From Italian basta.

• Audio:

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basta

1. basta, enough, that is final

   Synonym: punt uit

IPA^(key): [ˈbastɐ]

basta

1. enough, stop!
   • 1922, Armando Cotarelo Valledor, Trebón:

     ¡Basta, basta! Vosté é sorteira, tía Suíña. Ben sabe que esas meiguerías son carocas que Dios condena. Peca quen as usa, e peca moito máis quen as espende.

     «Stop, stop! You a sorceress, aunt Suíña. You know well that those witcheries are blatant lies that God condemns. Whoever uses them sins, and sins even more whoever deals them.»

basta

1. inflection of bastar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. inflection of bastir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Borrowed from Italian basta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasta/

• Audio:

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basta

1. (colloquial) basta

   Und damit basta! ― And that's enough!

• “basta” in Duden online
• “basta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Borrowed from Spanish basta.

basta

1. enough

basta

1. see punktur og basta

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.sta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -asta
• Hyphenation: bà‧sta

basta

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

basta

1. enough!

   Ora basta! Adesso basta! ― That's enough!

   basta così? ― Is that enough?

• basta che

• bast, mbasta

Borrowed from Italian basta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːs.ta/

basta

1. so long as, provided

   Basta li ma jkunx hemm riskju ta‘ konfużjoni.

   As long as there is no risk of confusion.

2. in spite of

The alternative form mbasta is slightly favoured for the use case of in spite of amongst many speakers.

basta

1. enough, stop, shut up

Borrowed from Italian basta.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈbas.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -asta
• Syllabification: bas‧ta

basta

1. (literary) enough! that does it!

   Synonyms: dosyć, dość; starczy, wystarczy

• basta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• basta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Hyphenation: bas‧ta

basta

1. enough

   Basta! Saia daqui agora!

   Enough! Get out of here now!

basta

1. inflection of bastar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. inflection of bastir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Borrowed from Italian basta.

basta

1. enough

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasta/ [ˈbas.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -asta
• Syllabification: bas‧ta

basta

1. enough, can it

basta

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

From Frankish *bastijan (“to sew, weave”). Not through bastir (from the same Frankish origin), due to semantic incompatibility.

basta f (plural bastas)

1. (sewing) basting

   Synonyms: hilván, bastilla

basta

1. feminine singular of basto

basta

1. inflection of bastir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• “basta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

From bastu +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): /²basta/

basta (present bastar, preterite bastade, supine bastat, imperative basta)

1. to sit in a sauna

   Synonyms: bada bastu, (Finland) gå i bastu

   Sitter han fortfarande och bastar?

   Is he still in the sauna?

From Italian or Spanish basta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasta/

basta

1. enough! No more discussion!

Used to state that the discussion is over, and that the speaker won't listen to any further arguments.

• och därmed basta

• basta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• basta in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• basta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Borrowed from Spanish basta.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /basˈta/ [bɐsˈt̪a], /ˈbasta/ [ˈbas.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -a, -asta
• Syllabification: bas‧ta

bastá or basta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. used to react when one refuses to give an explanation: just because!; none of your business!; no need to ask!; whatever!

   Bakit ka nandito? Basta!

   Why are you here? Just because!

2. used to react to one's sudden loss for words during an explanation

   Ay, basta! Nakakainis talaga siya!

   Urghh, whatever! He's just so annoying!

bastá or basta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. as long as; provided that; only if

   Kahit mahirap, basta't masipag, ay aasenso.

   Even in poverty, as long as one is hardworking, one's lifestyle will improve.

bastá or basta (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. used to reduce the force of an imperative: simply; just

   Basta panoorin mo ako.

   Just watch me.

2. used to emphasize that one's knowledge or concern is limited: just; all I know is that; all that matters is that; all I can say is that

   Basta ibinigay niya sa akin ang bata, at hindi na siya nagpaliwanag.

   All I know is that he gave me the child, and he didn't explain.

   Basta ayaw ako mahuli ng pulis.

   I just don't want to be caught by the police.

3. just; only; merely (used in the negative)

   Hindi lang siya basta guwapo, matalino pa.

   He's not just handsome, but intelligent too.

   Magtrabaho ka naman at hindi basta natutulog lang buong araw.

   Do your work and, not just sleep all day.

4. used to emphasize lack of discernment in one's actions: just

   Huwag kang basta maniniwala sa mga grupong nanghihikayat na sumama ka sa kanila.

   Don't just believe in groups that persuade you to go with them.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /basˈtaʔ/ [bɐsˈt̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: bas‧ta

bastâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. packaging; packing; baling

   Synonym: pakete

2. bundle; bale; large bundle

   Synonym: paldo

• “basta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• sabat, tabas, batas

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasda/, [ˈbasta]

basta

1. Soft mutation of pasta.