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Astay
A-stay′
,adv.
(Naut.)
An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.
Definition 2025
astay
astay
See also: astaþ
English
Adverb
astay (not comparable)
- (nautical) Of an anchor, such that in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.
Quechua
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
astay
Declension
declension of astay
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astay | astaykuna |
| accusative | astayta | astaykunata |
| dative | astayman | astaykunaman |
| genitive | astaypa | astaykunap |
| locative | astaypi | astaykunapi |
| terminative | astaykama | astaykunakama |
| ablative | astaymanta | astaykunamanta |
| instrumental | astaywan | astaykunawan |
| comitative | astaynintin | astaykunantin |
| abessive | astayninnaq | astaykunannaq |
| comparative | astayhina | astaykunahina |
| causative | astayrayku | astaykunarayku |
| benefactive | astaypaq | astaykunapaq |
| associative | astaypura | astaykunapura |
| distributive | astayninka | astaykunanka |
| exclusive | astaylla | astaykunalla |
possessive forms of astay
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astayniy | astayniykuna |
| accusative | astayniyta | astayniykunata |
| dative | astayniyman | astayniykunaman |
| genitive | astayniypa | astayniykunap |
| locative | astayniypi | astayniykunapi |
| terminative | astayniykama | astayniykunakama |
| ablative | astayniymanta | astayniykunamanta |
| instrumental | astayniywan | astayniykunawan |
| comitative | astayniynintin | astayniykunantin |
| abessive | astayniyninnaq | astayniykunannaq |
| comparative | astayniyhina | astayniykunahina |
| causative | astayniyrayku | astayniykunarayku |
| benefactive | astayniypaq | astayniykunapaq |
| associative | astayniypura | astayniykunapura |
| distributive | astayniyninka | astayniykunanka |
| exclusive | astayniylla | astayniykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astayniyki | astayniykikuna |
| accusative | astayniykita | astayniykikunata |
| dative | astayniykiman | astayniykikunaman |
| genitive | astayniykipa | astayniykikunap |
| locative | astayniykipi | astayniykikunapi |
| terminative | astayniykikama | astayniykikunakama |
| ablative | astayniykimanta | astayniykikunamanta |
| instrumental | astayniykiwan | astayniykikunawan |
| comitative | astayniykintin | astayniykikunantin |
| abessive | astayniykinnaq | astayniykikunannaq |
| comparative | astayniykihina | astayniykikunahina |
| causative | astayniykirayku | astayniykikunarayku |
| benefactive | astayniykipaq | astayniykikunapaq |
| associative | astayniykipura | astayniykikunapura |
| distributive | astayniykinka | astayniykikunanka |
| exclusive | astayniykilla | astayniykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astaynin | astayninkuna |
| accusative | astayninta | astayninkunata |
| dative | astayninman | astayninkunaman |
| genitive | astayninpa | astayninkunap |
| locative | astayninpi | astayninkunapi |
| terminative | astayninkama | astayninkunakama |
| ablative | astayninmanta | astayninkunamanta |
| instrumental | astayninwan | astayninkunawan |
| comitative | astayninintin | astayninkunantin |
| abessive | astayninninnaq | astayninkunannaq |
| comparative | astayninhina | astayninkunahina |
| causative | astayninrayku | astayninkunarayku |
| benefactive | astayninpaq | astayninkunapaq |
| associative | astayninpura | astayninkunapura |
| distributive | astaynininka | astayninkunanka |
| exclusive | astayninlla | astayninkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astayninchik | astayninchikkuna |
| accusative | astayninchikta | astayninchikkunata |
| dative | astayninchikman | astayninchikkunaman |
| genitive | astayninchikpa | astayninchikkunap |
| locative | astayninchikpi | astayninchikkunapi |
| terminative | astayninchikkama | astayninchikkunakama |
| ablative | astayninchikmanta | astayninchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | astayninchikwan | astayninchikkunawan |
| comitative | astayninchiknintin | astayninchikkunantin |
| abessive | astayninchikninnaq | astayninchikkunannaq |
| comparative | astayninchikhina | astayninchikkunahina |
| causative | astayninchikrayku | astayninchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | astayninchikpaq | astayninchikkunapaq |
| associative | astayninchikpura | astayninchikkunapura |
| distributive | astayninchikninka | astayninchikkunanka |
| exclusive | astayninchiklla | astayninchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astayniyku | astayniykukuna |
| accusative | astayniykuta | astayniykukunata |
| dative | astayniykuman | astayniykukunaman |
| genitive | astayniykupa | astayniykukunap |
| locative | astayniykupi | astayniykukunapi |
| terminative | astayniykukama | astayniykukunakama |
| ablative | astayniykumanta | astayniykukunamanta |
| instrumental | astayniykuwan | astayniykukunawan |
| comitative | astayniykuntin | astayniykukunantin |
| abessive | astayniykunnaq | astayniykukunannaq |
| comparative | astayniykuhina | astayniykukunahina |
| causative | astayniykurayku | astayniykukunarayku |
| benefactive | astayniykupaq | astayniykukunapaq |
| associative | astayniykupura | astayniykukunapura |
| distributive | astayniykunka | astayniykukunanka |
| exclusive | astayniykulla | astayniykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astayniykichik | astayniykichikkuna |
| accusative | astayniykichikta | astayniykichikkunata |
| dative | astayniykichikman | astayniykichikkunaman |
| genitive | astayniykichikpa | astayniykichikkunap |
| locative | astayniykichikpi | astayniykichikkunapi |
| terminative | astayniykichikkama | astayniykichikkunakama |
| ablative | astayniykichikmanta | astayniykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | astayniykichikwan | astayniykichikkunawan |
| comitative | astayniykichiknintin | astayniykichikkunantin |
| abessive | astayniykichikninnaq | astayniykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | astayniykichikhina | astayniykichikkunahina |
| causative | astayniykichikrayku | astayniykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | astayniykichikpaq | astayniykichikkunapaq |
| associative | astayniykichikpura | astayniykichikkunapura |
| distributive | astayniykichikninka | astayniykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | astayniykichiklla | astayniykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astayninku | astayninkukuna |
| accusative | astayninkuta | astayninkukunata |
| dative | astayninkuman | astayninkukunaman |
| genitive | astayninkupa | astayninkukunap |
| locative | astayninkupi | astayninkukunapi |
| terminative | astayninkukama | astayninkukunakama |
| ablative | astayninkumanta | astayninkukunamanta |
| instrumental | astayninkuwan | astayninkukunawan |
| comitative | astayninkuntin | astayninkukunantin |
| abessive | astayninkunnaq | astayninkukunannaq |
| comparative | astayninkuhina | astayninkukunahina |
| causative | astayninkurayku | astayninkukunarayku |
| benefactive | astayninkupaq | astayninkukunapaq |
| associative | astayninkupura | astayninkukunapura |
| distributive | astayninkunka | astayninkukunanka |
| exclusive | astayninkulla | astayninkukunalla |
Verb
astay
- (transitive) to transport, cart, bring, carry (in conveyance)
Conjugation
Conjugation of astay
| infinitive | astay | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agentive | astaq | |||||||
| present participle | astaspa | |||||||
| past participle | astasqa | |||||||
| future participle | astana | |||||||
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive |
1st person exclusive |
2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| present | astani | astanki | astan | astanchik | astayku | astankichik | astanku | |
| past (experienced) |
astarqani | astarqanki | astarqan | astarqanchik | astarqaniku | astarqankichik | astarqanku | |
| past (reported) |
astasqani | astasqanki | astasqan | astasqanchik | astasqaniku | astasqankichik | astasqanku | |
| future | astasaq | astanki | astanqa | astasunchik | astasaqku | astankichik | astanqaku | |
| imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| affirmative | astay | astachun | astaychik | astachunku | ||||
| negative | ama astaychu |
ama astachunchu |
ama astaychikchu |
ama astachunkuchu |
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Etymology 2
Verb
astay