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Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
luistaa + -i
Noun
luisti
- slide, runner (part of an apparatus that moves quickly)
- (mechanics) slide (mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide)
- (music) jack, runner (in harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the plectrum)
- (music, formal) slide (in trombone, a cylindrical adjusting pitch)
- Synonyms: slaidi, slide (jargon)
- (firearms) slide (reciprocating part in a pistol)
- vetää luisti taakse ― to rack the slide
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Etymology 2
Verb
luisti
- third-person singular past indicative of luistaa
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Latin
Verb
luistī
- second-person singular perfect active indicative of luō