баста

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basta or Spanish basta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbastə]

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Interjection

ба́ста! • (básta!)

1. basta (that's enough, stop)

Related terms

• забасто́вка (zabastóvka) (strike, walkout, work stoppage)
• бастова́ть (bastovátʹ), забастова́ть (zabastovátʹ) (to stop working to achieve better working conditions)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basta or Spanish basta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbastɐ]

• Audio:

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Interjection

ба́ста! • (básta!)

1. (colloquial) basta (that's enough, stop)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ба́ста”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “ба́ста”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN