nast

Ingrian

Spatial inflection of nast

→○	illative	nasse
○	inessive	nas
○→	elative	nast

Etymology

Rebracketing of ast preceded by the illative marker *-Vn.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑstɑ/, [ˈnɑs̠t]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑst/, [ˈnɑʃt]
• Rhymes: -ɑst
• Hyphenation: nast

Postposition

nast (+ illative or allative)

1. (of time) up to, until
2. (of distance or motion) all the way to

nast (+ elative or ablative)

1. (of time) ever since
2. (of distance or motion) all the way from

Synonyms

• saa, nasse, nas, asse, as, ast

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 336

Kalasha

Etymology

From Sanskrit नस्त (nasta, “nose”).

Noun

nast

1. (anatomy) nose