Czech

Noun

bašta f

1. bastion
2. hut on a pond dam

Declension

Derived terms

• baštýř

Etymology 2

Uncertain, probably from Italian pasto ‎(“meal”).^[3][4]

Noun

bašta f

1. (colloquial) enjoyable food

   To je ale bašta!‎

   What a great food!

Declension

Derived terms

• baštit

References

1. ↑ "bašta 1°" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
2. ↑ bašta¹ in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
3. ↑ "bašta 2°" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
4. ↑ bašta² in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• bášča

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bášta f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ба́шта)

1. (Bosnia, regional Croatia, Serbia) garden

Declension

Synonyms

• vrt

Etymology 2

From Hungarian bástya, from Middle High German bastie, from Old French bastie, feminine singular past participle of bastir. ^[1] Compare German Bastei, French bâtir.

Noun

bašta f ‎(Cyrillic spelling башта)

1. bastion

Declension

References

1. ↑ Petar Skok, Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, 1971, Z., p. 119