juosta

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *joostak, possibly from Proto-Uralic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjuo̯stɑˣ/, [ˈjuo̞̯s̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uostɑ
  • Syllabification(key): juos‧ta

Verb

juosta

  1. (intransitive) to run (move swiftly)
  2. (transitive) to run (a race)
  3. to visit, pay a (quick) visit to (+ inessive/adessive)
  4. (intransitive) to flow (of liquids like water, time, powder, etc.)
  5. (intransitive) to unwind, unravel, run (of rope off a coil, etc.)

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Karelian

Verb

juosta

  1. run

Lithuanian
lėlė laikanti rankose juostą

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *yōˀs-, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₃s- (“gird”)[1] Cognates include Latvian josta (“belt”), Polish pas (“belt”)[1][2] and Russian по́яс (pójas)[1]. Compare Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr)[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjûəs̪t̪ɐ]

Noun

júosta f (plural júostos) stress pattern 1 [3]

  1. band, waist-band
  2. stripe
  3. tape
  4. waist-high position
  5. zone
    karštoji žemės juosta[3] ― the Torrid Zone
    miškų juosta[3] ― forest zone

Declension
declension of juosta
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) júostos
genitive (kilmininkas) júostos júostų
dative (naudininkas) júostai júostoms
accusative (galininkas) júostą júostas
instrumental (įnagininkas) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) júostomis
locative (vietininkas) júostoje júostose
vocative (šauksmininkas) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) júostos

Synonyms
  • (waist-band): diržas m
  • (waist-high position): juosmuo m
  • (zone): ruožas m

Derived terms
compounds
  • laumės juosta (“rainbow”, literally “witch's band”)
verbs related to juosta
  • juosėti
  • júosti
    • sujuosti
      • (reflexive) susijuosti
nouns related to juosta
  • juosmuo m

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 409
  2. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “pas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  3. “juosta” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
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