/ˈɑːstɑ/, [ˈɑːstɑ]
PäritoluFrom Proto-Finnic *aigasta-aika, from *aigasta (“from time”), and *aika (“time”), possibly borrowed from either Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“long time, eternity”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu ~ *h₂yéws (“long time, lifetime”), from *h₂ey- (“vital force, age”), or from earlier *ajeka and borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ajuka- (“time, eternity”); see the Proto-Finnic entry for more.
Cognate with Finnish ajastaika, Ingrian aastaika, Livonian āigast, Võro aastak, and Kukkuzi aastaika. Equivalent to ajast + aeg.
- a year (a solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun: between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference)
“mis aastal sa oled sündinud?” — what year were you born?
“head uut aastat!” — happy New Year!
- a year (a period of about 12 months, starting at any moment)
“viimasest haigushoost on möödunud kaks aastat” — two years have passed since the last illness
- honorific, in-compoundsthe best (something) of a calendar year
“aasta album” — album of the year
“aasta õpetaja” — teacher of the year
- a year of one's lifetime; years old
“poiss on juba seitse aastat vana” — the boy is already seven years old
“kirikul on vanust üle 1000 aasta” — the church is over 1000 years old
“välimuse järgi otsustades on ta umbes neljakümnendates aastates” — judging by his appearance, he is in his forties
- in-plural, inessivefor years
“astates papi vaarus kepi toel trepist üles” — for years papi climbed the stairs with the support of a cane
Vormidaasta(genitive) · aastat(partitive) · aasta(nominative, singular) · aastad(nominative, plural) · aasta(accusative, nominative, singular) · aastad(accusative, nominative, plural) · aasta(accusative, genitive, singular) · aastad(accusative, genitive, plural) · aasta(genitive, singular) · aastate(genitive, plural) · aastat(partitive, singular) · aastaid(partitive, plural) · aastasse(illative, singular) · aastatesse(illative, plural) · aastaisse(illative, plural) · aastas(inessive, singular) · aastates(inessive, plural) · aastais(inessive, plural) · aastast(elative, singular) · aastatest(elative, plural)