musta

Written form of a reduction of must have.

musta

1. (colloquial) Contraction of must have.

   He musta guessed. There's no other explanation.

   • 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 38:

     I ran out the kitchen and down the narrow hallway. I passed a staircase on my right that led to the apartment upstairs where T.C. and Miss Lady lived. I'd never been invited up there but I had a colorful picture in my little head about how grand it musta been.

Reflecting pronunciation, used when have is an auxiliary rather than main verb.

• must’ve

• coulda
• hadda
• shoulda
• woulda
• mighta
• oughta

• Ma Tsu, Ma-tsu, Mat-Su, Matsu, Maust, sumat

• 'musta

Clipping of kumusta.

• Hyphenation: mus‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈmusta/ [ˈmus̪.t̪ɐ]

músta (Badlit spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. hello
2. how are you?
3. used to ask about the status of someone or something

musta

1. with

musta

1. genitive singular of must
2. partitive singular of must
3. illative singular of must

musta

1. genitive singular of must
2. partitive singular of must
3. illative singular of must

• IPA^(key): /ˈmustɑ/, [ˈmus̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ustɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mus‧ta

From Proto-Finnic *musta.

musta (comparative mustempi, superlative mustin)

1. black (colour)
2. black (person)

Inflection of musta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		musta	mustat
genitive		mustan	mustien
partitive		mustaa	mustia
illative		mustaan	mustiin
		singular	plural
nominative		musta	mustat
accusative	nom.	musta	mustat
	gen.	mustan
genitive		mustan	mustien mustain rare
partitive		mustaa	mustia
inessive		mustassa	mustissa
elative		mustasta	mustista
illative		mustaan	mustiin
adessive		mustalla	mustilla
ablative		mustalta	mustilta
allative		mustalle	mustille
essive		mustana	mustina
translative		mustaksi	mustiksi
abessive		mustatta	mustitta
instructive		—	mustin
comitative		—	mustine

Possessive forms of musta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mustani mustani accusative nom. mustani mustani gen. mustani genitive mustani mustieni mustaini rare partitive mustaani mustiani inessive mustassani mustissani elative mustastani mustistani illative mustaani mustiini adessive mustallani mustillani ablative mustaltani mustiltani allative mustalleni mustilleni essive mustanani mustinani translative mustakseni mustikseni abessive mustattani mustittani instructive — — comitative — mustineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mustasi mustasi accusative nom. mustasi mustasi gen. mustasi genitive mustasi mustiesi mustaisi rare partitive mustaasi mustiasi inessive mustassasi mustissasi elative mustastasi mustistasi illative mustaasi mustiisi adessive mustallasi mustillasi ablative mustaltasi mustiltasi allative mustallesi mustillesi essive mustanasi mustinasi translative mustaksesi mustiksesi abessive mustattasi mustittasi instructive — — comitative — mustinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mustamme mustamme accusative nom. mustamme mustamme gen. mustamme genitive mustamme mustiemme mustaimme rare partitive mustaamme mustiamme inessive mustassamme mustissamme elative mustastamme mustistamme illative mustaamme mustiimme adessive mustallamme mustillamme ablative mustaltamme mustiltamme allative mustallemme mustillemme essive mustanamme mustinamme translative mustaksemme mustiksemme abessive mustattamme mustittamme instructive — — comitative — mustinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mustanne mustanne accusative nom. mustanne mustanne gen. mustanne genitive mustanne mustienne mustainne rare partitive mustaanne mustianne inessive mustassanne mustissanne elative mustastanne mustistanne illative mustaanne mustiinne adessive mustallanne mustillanne ablative mustaltanne mustiltanne allative mustallenne mustillenne essive mustananne mustinanne translative mustaksenne mustiksenne abessive mustattanne mustittanne instructive — — comitative — mustinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mustansa mustansa accusative nom. mustansa mustansa gen. mustansa genitive mustansa mustiensa mustainsa rare partitive mustaansa mustiaan mustiansa inessive mustassaan mustassansa mustissaan mustissansa elative mustastaan mustastansa mustistaan mustistansa illative mustaansa mustiinsa adessive mustallaan mustallansa mustillaan mustillansa ablative mustaltaan mustaltansa mustiltaan mustiltansa allative mustalleen mustallensa mustilleen mustillensa essive mustanaan mustanansa mustinaan mustinansa translative mustakseen mustaksensa mustikseen mustiksensa abessive mustattaan mustattansa mustittaan mustittansa instructive — — comitative — mustineen mustinensa

• (antonym(s) of “colour”): valkoinen

Colors in Finnish · värit (layout · text)

valkoinen	harmaa	musta
punainen; verenpunainen	oranssi; ruskea	keltainen; kermankeltainen, kermanvalkoinen
limetinvihreä	vihreä	mintunvihreä, minttu; tummanvihreä
syaani; sinivihreä	taivaansininen, asuuri	sininen
violetti; indigosini, indigo	magenta; purppura	vaaleanpunainen, pinkki

musta

1. black (colour)
2. black (person)
3. black horse

Inflection of musta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		musta	mustat
genitive		mustan	mustien
partitive		mustaa	mustia
illative		mustaan	mustiin
		singular	plural
nominative		musta	mustat
accusative	nom.	musta	mustat
	gen.	mustan
genitive		mustan	mustien mustain rare
partitive		mustaa	mustia
inessive		mustassa	mustissa
elative		mustasta	mustista
illative		mustaan	mustiin
adessive		mustalla	mustilla
ablative		mustalta	mustilta
allative		mustalle	mustille
essive		mustana	mustina
translative		mustaksi	mustiksi
abessive		mustatta	mustitta
instructive		—	mustin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of musta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mustani mustani accusative nom. mustani mustani gen. mustani genitive mustani mustieni mustaini rare partitive mustaani mustiani inessive mustassani mustissani elative mustastani mustistani illative mustaani mustiini adessive mustallani mustillani ablative mustaltani mustiltani allative mustalleni mustilleni essive mustanani mustinani translative mustakseni mustikseni abessive mustattani mustittani instructive — — comitative — mustineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mustasi mustasi accusative nom. mustasi mustasi gen. mustasi genitive mustasi mustiesi mustaisi rare partitive mustaasi mustiasi inessive mustassasi mustissasi elative mustastasi mustistasi illative mustaasi mustiisi adessive mustallasi mustillasi ablative mustaltasi mustiltasi allative mustallesi mustillesi essive mustanasi mustinasi translative mustaksesi mustiksesi abessive mustattasi mustittasi instructive — — comitative — mustinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mustamme mustamme accusative nom. mustamme mustamme gen. mustamme genitive mustamme mustiemme mustaimme rare partitive mustaamme mustiamme inessive mustassamme mustissamme elative mustastamme mustistamme illative mustaamme mustiimme adessive mustallamme mustillamme ablative mustaltamme mustiltamme allative mustallemme mustillemme essive mustanamme mustinamme translative mustaksemme mustiksemme abessive mustattamme mustittamme instructive — — comitative — mustinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mustanne mustanne accusative nom. mustanne mustanne gen. mustanne genitive mustanne mustienne mustainne rare partitive mustaanne mustianne inessive mustassanne mustissanne elative mustastanne mustistanne illative mustaanne mustiinne adessive mustallanne mustillanne ablative mustaltanne mustiltanne allative mustallenne mustillenne essive mustananne mustinanne translative mustaksenne mustiksenne abessive mustattanne mustittanne instructive — — comitative — mustinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mustansa mustansa accusative nom. mustansa mustansa gen. mustansa genitive mustansa mustiensa mustainsa rare partitive mustaansa mustiaan mustiansa inessive mustassaan mustassansa mustissaan mustissansa elative mustastaan mustastansa mustistaan mustistansa illative mustaansa mustiinsa adessive mustallaan mustallansa mustillaan mustillansa ablative mustaltaan mustaltansa mustiltaan mustiltansa allative mustalleen mustallensa mustilleen mustillensa essive mustanaan mustanansa mustinaan mustinansa translative mustakseen mustaksensa mustikseen mustiksensa abessive mustattaan mustattansa mustittaan mustittansa instructive — — comitative — mustineen mustinensa

• (person): neekeri (pejorative, considered racist), mustaihoinen (neutral)

• (antonym(s) of “colour”): valkoinen
• (antonym(s) of “person”): valkoihoinen

• “musta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

A variant for minusta.

musta

1. (colloquial, personal) elative singular of mä (minä)

• minusta

• masut, musat, sumat

From Proto-Finnic *musta. Cognates include Finnish musta and Estonian must.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmustɑ/, [ˈmus̠t]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmustɑ/, [ˈmuʃtɑ]
• Rhymes: -ust, -ustɑ
• Hyphenation: mus‧ta

musta

1. black

musta (comparative mustemp)

1. black
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Kynnetyn maan päält möö näemmä mustaa, tali harmaata maan päälyst.

     On the ploughed land we see the black, or grey surface of the earth.

Declension of musta (type 3/koira, st-ss gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	musta	mussat
genitive	mussan	mustiin
partitive	mustaa	mustia
illative	mustaa	mustii
inessive	mussaas	mussiis
elative	mussast	mussist
allative	mussalle	mussille
adessive	mussaal	mussiil
ablative	mussalt	mussilt
translative	mussaks	mussiks
essive	mustanna, mustaan	mustinna, mustiin
exessive1)	mustant	mustint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• valkia (“white”)

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 321

musta

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mustum

• musta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

• (Courland) mustā

From Proto-Finnic *musta.

musta

1. black

• mustu

From Proto-Finnic *musta.

musta

1. black

musta

1. black

Compare Classical Nahuatl mōztla (“tomorrow”)

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːsta/
• (Izalco) IPA^(key): /ˈmusta/

mūsta

1. tomorrow

   Musta ka peyna tiawit talmukwepat nikan

   Tomorrow in the morning we are going to come back here

• wīpta (“day after tomorrow”)
• āshān (“today”)
• yālua (“yesterday”)

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /musˈta/ [mʊsˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: mus‧ta

mustá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ) (informal)

1. Clipping of kumusta.