vasta-

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vasta (compare Estonian vast, Livonian vastõ, Votic vassõ), from Proto-Finno-Permic *wasta (“a place opposite or across”) (compare Northern Sami vuostá (“towards, against”), Erzya вастомс (vastoms, “to meet”), Moksha васта (vasta, “spot, place”), Eastern Mari ваштареш (vaštareš, “against”)). Unrelated to vasta (“bath broom”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ-/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝-] === Adverb === vasta- (as a modifier in compounds) counter-, anti- (expressing opposition or contrast) Antonym: myötä- new-, freshly, just, recently (expressing that something took place recently) return (expressing reciprocity) ==== Inflection ==== Like many other Finnish prefixes, vasta- has inflected forms to a limited extent that are used as adverbs. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “vasta-”, 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 4 July 2023 === Anagrams === vasat, vatsa == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vasta-. Cognates include Finnish vasta-. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ-/, [ˈʋɑs̠t-] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ-/, [ˈʋɑʃtɑ-] === Prefix === vasta- opposite, anti- ==== Derived terms ====