In the Russian language there are many borrowed words and expressions that have been adapted to the norms of the Russian language. What does "basta" mean? The meaning of this short word, as well as its etymology, are closely related. Is there a difference in meanings when it is used in foreign and Russian speech?
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"Basta" - what does this word mean? Initially, it appeared in Russian as a noun and meant a card game, which was popular during the reign of Catherine II. In a narrower sense, “basta” is an ace of clubs. The word was considered tracing paper from the French word baste.
In the XIX century, it acquired a different meaning - exclamations, and literally translated as "Enough!" or "Enough!" The spoken exclamation basto was borrowed from the Italian language. The Italian word basta itself comes from bastare and means “enough”, “to be enough”.
The source of the Italian exclamation is the Latin word basto - “to bear, ” “endure, ” “to bear.” Derived from it are the words "strike", "strike".
What does "basta" mean? According to the explanatory dictionaries, this is a colloquial word that means "it's all over, " "end." According to other sources, the word is used as a signal to stop gambling, for example, cards. In addition, it declares a categorical decision and means stopping, terminating, completing something.
Etymology
What does “basta” mean, where did this word come from in Russian? Perhaps it comes from the Italian basto (3rd person, singular, present) or from the ancient Greek verb bastare, which means "hold." A word in Russian has synonyms: “good”, “enough”, “enough”, “all”, “sabbath”, “end”. It is believed that the founder of the word is the Greek word bast. Bast - the ancient Egyptian goddess of fun, joy, fertility. The goddess was portrayed as a woman with a cat's head. It is difficult to find the etymological similarity between these two words, except that they have the same roots. Most likely, they are not related. In any case, the word "basta" has long been fixed in colloquial speech and is used as a synonym for the word "enough."
