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-nast

-nast suffix: pressed, closed.

Suffix

-nast

  1. Pressed, closed.

Origin of -nast

From Ancient Greek ναστός (nastós, “pressed”), from the verb νάσσω (nássō).

Questions about -nast

What does -nast mean?
-nast means pressed, closed.
What part of speech is -nast?
-nast is a suffix.

Words near -nast in the dictionary

  1. -nado
  2. -nadoes
  3. -nados
  4. -nakinra
  5. -nap
  6. -nast
  7. -nasty
  8. -naut
  9. -nauts
  10. -navir
  11. -nd

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