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Meaning of hasta | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈhas.ta]

Definitions

  1. a spear, lance, pike, carried by soldiers and used for thrusting
    declension-1, feminine
  2. Asti (a town in Piedmont, Italy)
    declension-1, feminine, singular

Equivalents

English Pike spear

Examples

“Petere aliquem hastā.”

To attack someone with a spear.

“Victumne putāstī / Thēsea, dīre Creōn? Adsum, nec sanguine fessum / crēde; sitit meritōs etiamnum haec hasta cruōrēs.”

Did you think Theseus is defeated, cruel Creon? I am here, and do not believe I'm tired of blood, even my spear is still thirsty for righteous slaughter.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

hastae hastam hastārius hastarum hastas hastati

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