palsta

Finnish

Etymology

Uncertain, with possibly multiple distinct roots conflated, such as Slavic (Russian полоса (polosa), Russian пласт (plast)) and Germanic (Swedish spalt); the most likely direct Slavic cognate is dialectal Russian полсть (polstʹ). Related to Ingrian palsta, Karelian palsta and Votic palstõ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑlstɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝ls̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlstɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pals‧ta

Noun

palsta

1. lot, plot, parcel of land
2. column (vertical body of text)
3. column (on a newspaper or periodical)

Declension

Inflection of palsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		palsta	palstat
genitive		palstan	palstojen
partitive		palstaa	palstoja
illative		palstaan	palstoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		palsta	palstat
accusative	nom.	palsta	palstat
	gen.	palstan
genitive		palstan	palstojen palstainrare
partitive		palstaa	palstoja
inessive		palstassa	palstoissa
elative		palstasta	palstoista
illative		palstaan	palstoihin
adessive		palstalla	palstoilla
ablative		palstalta	palstoilta
allative		palstalle	palstoille
essive		palstana	palstoina
translative		palstaksi	palstoiksi
abessive		palstatta	palstoitta
instructive		—	palstoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of palsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palstani palstani accusative nom. palstani palstani gen. palstani genitive palstani palstojeni palstainirare partitive palstaani palstojani inessive palstassani palstoissani elative palstastani palstoistani illative palstaani palstoihini adessive palstallani palstoillani ablative palstaltani palstoiltani allative palstalleni palstoilleni essive palstanani palstoinani translative palstakseni palstoikseni abessive palstattani palstoittani instructive — — comitative — palstoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palstasi palstasi accusative nom. palstasi palstasi gen. palstasi genitive palstasi palstojesi palstaisirare partitive palstaasi palstojasi inessive palstassasi palstoissasi elative palstastasi palstoistasi illative palstaasi palstoihisi adessive palstallasi palstoillasi ablative palstaltasi palstoiltasi allative palstallesi palstoillesi essive palstanasi palstoinasi translative palstaksesi palstoiksesi abessive palstattasi palstoittasi instructive — — comitative — palstoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palstamme palstamme accusative nom. palstamme palstamme gen. palstamme genitive palstamme palstojemme palstaimmerare partitive palstaamme palstojamme inessive palstassamme palstoissamme elative palstastamme palstoistamme illative palstaamme palstoihimme adessive palstallamme palstoillamme ablative palstaltamme palstoiltamme allative palstallemme palstoillemme essive palstanamme palstoinamme translative palstaksemme palstoiksemme abessive palstattamme palstoittamme instructive — — comitative — palstoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palstanne palstanne accusative nom. palstanne palstanne gen. palstanne genitive palstanne palstojenne palstainnerare partitive palstaanne palstojanne inessive palstassanne palstoissanne elative palstastanne palstoistanne illative palstaanne palstoihinne adessive palstallanne palstoillanne ablative palstaltanne palstoiltanne allative palstallenne palstoillenne essive palstananne palstoinanne translative palstaksenne palstoiksenne abessive palstattanne palstoittanne instructive — — comitative — palstoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative palstansa palstansa accusative nom. palstansa palstansa gen. palstansa genitive palstansa palstojensa palstainsarare partitive palstaansa palstojaan palstojansa inessive palstassaan palstassansa palstoissaan palstoissansa elative palstastaan palstastansa palstoistaan palstoistansa illative palstaansa palstoihinsa adessive palstallaan palstallansa palstoillaan palstoillansa ablative palstaltaan palstaltansa palstoiltaan palstoiltansa allative palstalleen palstallensa palstoilleen palstoillensa essive palstanaan palstanansa palstoinaan palstoinansa translative palstakseen palstaksensa palstoikseen palstoiksensa abessive palstattaan palstattansa palstoittaan palstoittansa instructive — — comitative — palstoineen palstoinensa

Derived terms

• palstautua
• palstoittaa
• palstoittain

 

compounds

• hakkuupalsta
• huvilapalsta
• ihmissuhdepalsta
• ilmoituspalsta
• juorupalsta
• keskustelupalsta
• koepalsta
• kotipalsta
• lääkäripalsta
• maapalsta
• metsäpalsta
• palstalääkäri
• palstamillimetri
• palstanpitäjä
• palstantäyte
• palstatila
• palstavedos
• palstaviljely
• palstaväli
• puutarhapalsta
• rantapalsta
• senssipalsta
• seurapiiripalsta
• ulkopalsta
• vihannespalsta
• viljelypalsta
• viljelyspalsta

 

Further reading

• “palsta”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• palsat