Hasta
Latin
Alternative forms
- Hasta Pompeia
- Asta
Etymology
From Latin hasta (“a spear”), which could have possibly been used as a phonetic match for Ancient Ligurian *ast (“hill”). The adjective Pompeia is thought to derive from Pompey.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhas.ta]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈas.t̪a]
Proper noun
Hasta f sg (genitive Hastae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hasta |
| genitive | Hastae |
| dative | Hastae |
| accusative | Hastam |
| ablative | Hastā |
| vocative | Hasta |
| locative | Hastae |