kaste

== Afrikaans == === Noun === kaste plural of kas == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkʰasd̥ə] Rhymes: -astə === Etymology 1 === Via German Kaste from Portuguese casta (“bloodline, race, caste”), probably from the feminine of the adjective casto (“chaste”), from Latin castus. ==== Noun ==== kaste c (singular definite kasten, plural indefinite kaster) caste ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Danish kastæ, from Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic *kastōną (“to throw, cast”), cognate with Norwegian kaste and Swedish kasta. English cast is borrowed from Old Norse. ==== Verb ==== kaste (imperative kast, infinitive at kaste, present tense kaster, past tense kastede, perfect tense har kastet) to throw, to chuck Kaste en bold. ― Throw a ball. to drop Kaste en bombe (fra et fly). ― Drop a bomb (from an airplane). to cast Koen kastede sin kalv. ― The cow cast its calf. ===== Conjugation ===== === Related terms === == Dutch == === Etymology === From Portuguese casta (“lineage, race”), from the feminine of casto (“pure, chaste”), from Latin castus (“pure, clean”). Cognate with Danish, Norwegian (see below), German Kaste, English caste, French caste etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑstə/ Hyphenation: kas‧te Rhymes: -ɑstə === Noun === kaste f (plural kasten, diminutive kastetje n) a caste, hereditary Indian socio-religious class (except the 'unclean' lowest) (depreciated in specialist usage) a similarly closed social class, especially if rather impenetrable -notably (de facto) hereditary-, as in Ancient Egypt or various tribal and feudal societies any closed, social and/or hierarchic group, such as a priesthood or a military corps (obsolete) national/ethnic group or character ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === stake == Estonian == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *kastëk. ==== Noun ==== kaste (genitive kaste, partitive kastet) dew ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== kastehein kastekann === Etymology 2 === From kastma +‎ -e. ==== Noun ==== kaste (genitive kastme, partitive kastet) sauce ===== Declension ===== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kastëk. Equivalent to kastaa (“to wet, soak”) +‎ -e. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑsteˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠te̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑste Syllabification(key): kas‧te Hyphenation(key): kas‧te === Noun === kaste dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc.) baptism, christening ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kaste”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === katse, saket == Latvian == === Etymology === Related to Medieval Latin castō, from Proto-West Germanic *kastō (“box, case”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: === Noun === kaste f (5th declension) box ==== Declension ==== == Livvi == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kastëk. Cognates include Finnish kaste and Estonian kaste. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑstʲe/ Hyphenation: kas‧te Rhymes: -ɑstʲe === Noun === kaste (genitive kastien, partitive kastettu) dew ==== Declension ==== === References === Tatjana Boiko (2019), Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 96 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Portuguese casta (“lineage, race”), from the feminine of casto (“pure, chaste”), from Latin castus (“pure, clean”) (cognate with Dutch kastijden (“to chastise”), English chasten, French chaste etc.), cognate with Danish, Dutch (see above) etc. ==== Noun ==== kaste m (definite singular kasten, indefinite plural kaster, definite plural kastene) caste === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse kasta (compare with Danish kaste, Faroese, Icelandic, Swedish kasta and English cast). ==== Verb ==== kaste (imperative kast, present tense kaster, passive kastes, simple past and past participle kasta or kastet, present participle kastende) (transitive) to throw (transitive) to dart to cast kaste skygge ― cast a shadow ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== kast === References === “kaste” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === kaste m (definite singular kasten, indefinite plural kastar, definite plural kastane) caste === Verb === kaste (present tense kastar, past tense kasta, past participle kasta, passive infinitive kastast, present participle kastande, imperative kaste/kast) alternative form of kasta ==== Derived terms ==== underkaste == Veps == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kastëk. === Noun === kaste dew ==== Inflection ==== === References === Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “роса”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika