riista

riista

1. genitive singular of riist
2. partitive singular of riist
3. illative singular of riist

From Proto-Finnic *riista of uncertain meaning. Earlier sense probably "object, wares; corn", perhaps adopted as a noa-name for game. Cognates include Estonian riist (“device, instrument; wooden container”), Ingrian riista (“thing, object”), Karelian riista (“game”), Veps rišt (“long time”) and Votic riissõ (“thing, object”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈriːstɑ/,
• Rhymes: -iːstɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): riis‧ta

riista

1. game (animals that are hunted)

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

• “riista”, 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

• Raitis, aristi, itsari, raitis, rastii, siirat

From Proto-Finnic *riista. Cognates include Estonian riist (“instrument”) and Finnish riista (“game, prey”).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈriːstɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈriːstɑ/,
• Rhymes: -iːst, -iːstɑ
• Hyphenation: riis‧ta

riista

1. object, thing
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 36:

     Yhteiset meil ollaa riissat - perot, krantossit ja kirjat, veel i tetretit i kartat, stoolit, lavvat, sumat, partat, klaassan seinät, klaassan maa.

     We have shared objects - pen tips, pencils and books, also notebooks and maps, chairs, benches, bags, desks, walls of the classroom and the floor of the classroom.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 483