bašta

See also: Bašta, basta, bastá, bästa, and başta

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaʃta]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech bašta, from Italian bastia.

Noun

bašta f

1. bastion
2. hut on a pond dam

Declension

Declension of bašta (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	bašta	bašty
genitive	bašty	bašt
dative	baště	baštám
accusative	baštu	bašty
vocative	bašto	bašty
locative	baště	baštách
instrumental	baštou	baštami

Derived terms

• baštýř

 

Etymology 2

Uncertain, probably from Italian pasto (“meal”).

Noun

bašta f

1. (colloquial) enjoyable food

   To je ale bašta! ― What a great food!

Declension

Declension of bašta (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	bašta	bašty
genitive	bašty	bašt
dative	baště	baštám
accusative	baštu	bašty
vocative	bašto	bašty
locative	baště	baštách
instrumental	baštou	baštami

Derived terms

• baštit

 

Further reading

• “bašta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “bašta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “bašta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bastia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈbaʃta/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈbaʃta/

Noun

bašta f

1. bastion (outer projection of a fortification wall, especially a fortification tower)
2. siege tower, especially a wooden one
3. fortification, fortress

Declension

Declension of bašta (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bašta	baště	bašty
genitive	bašty	baštú	bašt
dative	baště	baštama	baštám
accusative	baštu	baště	bašty
vocative	bašto	baště	bašty
locative	baště	baštú	baštách
instrumental	baštú	baštama	baštami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: bašta
• Old Polish: baszta
  • Polish: baszta, basta (Middle Polish)
    • → Kashubian: baszta

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “bašta”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• bášča

Etymology 1

From bašča, from Ottoman Turkish باغچه (bâğçe), from Persian باغچه (bâğče), diminutive of باغ (bâğ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎːʃta/
• Hyphenation: ba‧šta

Noun

bášta f (Cyrillic spelling ба́шта)

1. (Bosnia, regional Croatia, Serbia) garden

   Synonym: vrt

Declension

Declension of bašta

	singular	plural
nominative	bašta	bašte
genitive	bašte	bašta
dative	bašti	baštama
accusative	baštu	bašte
vocative	bašto	bašte
locative	bašti	baštama
instrumental	baštom	baštama

Derived terms

• baštenski

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian bástya.

Noun

bašta f (Cyrillic spelling башта)

1. bastion

Declension

Declension of bašta

	singular	plural
nominative	bašta	bašte
genitive	bašte	bašta
dative	bašti	baštama
accusative	baštu	bašte
vocative	bašto	bašte
locative	baštom	baštama
instrumental	bašti	baštama

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bastia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaʃta]

Noun

bašta f

1. bastion
2. hut on a pond dam

Declension

Declension of bašta (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	bašta	bašty
genitive	bašty	bášt
dative	bašte	baštám
accusative	baštu	bašty
locative	bašte	baštách
instrumental	baštou	baštami

Further reading

• “bašta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024