rusta

See also: rústa and rušta

Esperanto

Etymology

From rusto +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrusta/
• Rhymes: -usta
• Hyphenation: rus‧ta

Adjective

rusta (accusative singular rustan, plural rustaj, accusative plural rustajn)

1. rusty

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *rusnë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈrusːta/

Noun

rusta

1. winter mist

Inflection

Even a-stem, st-stt gradation
Nominative	rusta
Genitive	rustta
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rusta	rusttat
Accusative	rustta	rusttaid
Genitive	rustta	rusttaid
Illative	rustii	rusttaide
Locative	rusttas	rusttain
Comitative	rusttain	rusttaiguin
Essive	rustan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person rustan rustame rustamet 2nd person rustat rustade rustadet 3rd person rustas rustaska rustaset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• rusten

Noun

rusta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of rust

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• rustet

Verb

rusta

1. simple past of ruste
2. past participle of ruste

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʉstɑ/

Noun

rusta f

1. definite singular of rust

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ruste

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rʉstɑ/

Verb

rusta (present tense rustar, past tense rusta, past participle rusta, passive infinitive rustast, present participle rustande, imperative rusta/rust)

1. to rust

References

• “rusta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate with German rüsten, from Proto-West Germanic *hrustijan. Related to rustning (“armour”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

rusta (present rustar, preterite rustade, supine rustat, imperative rusta)

1. to arm (to equip with weapons)
2. to equip (someone with something)

   vi har rustat oss för både regn och solsken

   we are equipped for both rain and sunshine

3. to renovate (a building, vehicle etc.); also rusta upp

   jag har inte råd att rusta badrummet

   I can't afford to renovate my bathroom

Conjugation

Conjugation of rusta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	rusta		rustas
supine	rustat		rustats
imperative	rusta		—
imper. plural1	rusten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	rustar	rustade	rustas	rustades
ind. plural1	rusta	rustade	rustas	rustades
subjunctive2	ruste	rustade	rustes	rustades
present participle		rustande
past participle		rustad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• nedrusta
• rusta upp
• rustning
• rusttjänst
• upprusta

Descendants

• → Finnish: rustata (“to write”, colloquial)

Anagrams

• rusat, rutas, surat