vasemmisto

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Finnish

Etymology

vasemmi- +‎ -sto. First attested in Elias Lönnrot; A. H. Kallio (ed.): Lisävihko Elias Lönnrotin Suomalais-Ruotsalaiseen sanakirjaan ("Supplement to Elias Lönnrot's Finnish-Swedish Dictionary", 1886).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑsemːisto/,
  • Rhymes: -isto
  • Hyphenation(key): va‧sem‧mis‧to

Noun

vasemmisto

  1. (politics) the left, the left wing
  2. (in compounds) leftist, left-wing
    vasemmistohallitusleft-wing government

Declension

Inflection of vasemmisto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative vasemmisto vasemmistot
genitive vasemmiston vasemmistojen
partitive vasemmistoa vasemmistoja
illative vasemmistoon vasemmistoihin
singular plural
nominative vasemmisto vasemmistot
accusative nom. vasemmisto vasemmistot
gen. vasemmiston
genitive vasemmiston vasemmistojen
partitive vasemmistoa vasemmistoja
inessive vasemmistossa vasemmistoissa
elative vasemmistosta vasemmistoista
illative vasemmistoon vasemmistoihin
adessive vasemmistolla vasemmistoilla
ablative vasemmistolta vasemmistoilta
allative vasemmistolle vasemmistoille
essive vasemmistona vasemmistoina
translative vasemmistoksi vasemmistoiksi
abessive vasemmistotta vasemmistoitta
instructive vasemmistoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vasemmisto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

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