peruste

Finnish

Etymology

perustaa (“to establish, found on, base on”) +‎ -e. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1846.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperusteˣ/,
• Rhymes: -eruste
• Syllabification^(key): pe‧rus‧te

Noun

peruste

1. grounds (basis or justification)

   Millä perusteella... ― On which grounds...

2. basis (foundation for an argument or hypothesis)
3. reason (thought or a consideration offered in support, explanation or as cause of an opinion, a conclusion or an action)
4. argument (a fact or statement used to support a proposition)

   Minun perusteeni A:n puolesta on... ― My argument in favor of A is..

5. principle (fundamental assumption or foundation of a theory)

   Geometrian perusteet ― Principles of geometry / Basics of geometry

Usage notes

• With a nominal ("grounds for X"), the nominal is in the illative case, the allative case (in these two cases, it usually comes after peruste) or in the genitive case (in which case it usually comes before peruste). With a verb ("grounds to X"), the verb is in the first infinitive form.

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• perus-
• perustaa
• perustella
• väärin perustein (wrongly, under false pretences)

Further reading

• “peruste”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

• purseet

Italian

Adjective

peruste

1. feminine plural of perusto

Latin

Participle

peruste

1. vocative masculine singular of perustus