-ast

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ast"

English

Etymology

From Latin -asta, from Ancient Greek -αστής (-astḗs), from -άζω (-ázō, verbal suffix) +‎ -τής (-tḗs, agent-noun suffix).

Suffix

-ast

1. someone associated with something

Derived terms

• English terms suffixed with -ast

  chiliast

  ecclesiast

  ekklesiast

  elegiast

  utopiast

Related terms

• -ist

Anagrams

• 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 -āvistī, combination of the first conjugation perfect infix -āv and the second person singular present perfect indicative ending -istī.

Suffix

-ast

1. Archaic, used to form the second person singular preterite indicative of first conjugation verbs up to XVI century

Usage notes

• This form fell out of use, being largely replaced by the analogical ending -ares, or by the periphrastic past with vas or vares.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑst/

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• -as — Anglian

Suffix

-ast

1. Used to form the second person singular present indicative of class II weak verbs

   ‎lufian (“to love”) + ‎-ast → ‎lufast (“you/thou love”)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ast

1. alternative form of -ost

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse -astr, from Proto-Germanic *-ōstaz.

Suffix

-ast

1. 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 -asta or (more commonly) -aste.
• For long adjectives (more than 2-3 syllables) superlative is constructed by the word mest (similar to the English use of most).

Anagrams

• tas