peruste

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

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

peruste

1. grounds, basis (justification; argument(s) for)

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

   peruste pelolle / peruste pelkoon / pelon peruste ― grounds for fear

   peruste pelätä ― grounds to fear, grounds to be afraid

   1. basis (foundation for an argument or hypothesis)

      verotuksen perusteet ― basis for taxation

      sopimuksen perusteella ― on the basis of the contract

   2. argument (a fact or statement used to support a proposition)

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

   3. reason (thought or a consideration offered in support, explanation or as cause of an opinion, a conclusion or an action)
2. (usually in the plural) principle (fundamental assumption or foundation of a theory)

   Synonym: alkeet pl

   Geometrian perusteet ― Principles of geometry / Basics of geometry

• perus-
• perustaa
• perustella

• “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

• purseet

peruste

1. feminine plural of perusto

peruste

1. vocative masculine singular of perustus