yliopisto

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Etymology

yli- (upper) +‎ opisto (academy, educational institution). Coined by Finnish clergyman Johan Fredrik Bergh in 1838.

Pronunciation

Noun

yliopisto

  1. university, college
  2. academia (universities collectively, the academic world)

Declension

Inflection of yliopisto (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative yliopisto yliopistot
genitive yliopiston yliopistojen
yliopistoiden
yliopistoitten
partitive yliopistoa yliopistoja
yliopistoita
illative yliopistoon yliopistoihin
singular plural
nominative yliopisto yliopistot
accusative nom. yliopisto yliopistot
gen. yliopiston
genitive yliopiston yliopistojen
yliopistoiden
yliopistoitten
partitive yliopistoa yliopistoja
yliopistoita
inessive yliopistossa yliopistoissa
elative yliopistosta yliopistoista
illative yliopistoon yliopistoihin
adessive yliopistolla yliopistoilla
ablative yliopistolta yliopistoilta
allative yliopistolle yliopistoille
essive yliopistona yliopistoina
translative yliopistoksi yliopistoiksi
abessive yliopistotta yliopistoitta
instructive yliopistoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of yliopisto (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

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