hastate

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hastate, borrowed from Latin hastātus (“armed with a spear”), from hasta (“spear”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhæsteɪt/

Adjective

hastate (comparative more hastate, superlative most hastate)

Of or pertaining to a spear.
(botany, of leaves) Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.

Derived terms

Translations

of or pertaining to a spear

Finnish: keihäs- (fi); keihäs mäinen (resembling)

botany, of leaves: with lobes pointing outward from base

Finnish: keihästyvinen (fi)
French: hasté (fr)
Latin: hastatus

Anagrams

tatashe

Latin

Adjective

hastāte

vocative masculine singular of hastātus