-ast

== English == === Etymology === From Latin -asta, from Ancient Greek -αστής (-astḗs), from -άζω (-ázō, verbal suffix) +‎ -τής (-tḗs, agent-noun suffix). === Suffix === -ast someone associated with something ==== Derived terms ==== ==== 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 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 === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *-ōs with paragogic -t added from when þū follows (compare Anglian Old English -as), from Proto-Germanic *-ōsi, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési. ==== Alternative forms ==== -as — Anglian ==== Suffix ==== -ast Used to form the second person singular present indicative of class II weak verbs ‎lufian (“to love”) + ‎-ast → ‎lufast (“you/thou love”) ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: -est, -ist, -yst, -st (especially Late Middle English), -ost, -ust (Southwestern, West Midland)English: -est, -st (archaic)→ Middle Scots: -est, -ist (literary, under Chaucerian influence) === Etymology 2 === ==== Suffix ==== -ast alternative form of -ost == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse -astr, from Proto-Germanic *-ōstaz. === Suffix === -ast 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