vastoin

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑstoi̯n/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠to̞i̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɑstoin
• Syllabification^(key): vas‧toin

Etymology 1

The instructive plural of vasta-.

Preposition

vastoin [with partitive]

1. against, contrary to (in conflict with)

   vastoin tahtoaan ― against one's will

   vastoin lakia ― against the law

   vastoin luuloa ― contrary to belief

Postposition

vastoin [with partitive]

1. against, contrary to (in conflict with)

Declension

Declension of vasta- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative vasta- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive – – sublative – – accusative – – lative – – inessive vastassa – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative vastaan – multiplicative – – adessive – – distributive – – ablative – – temp. dist. – – allative – – prolative – – essive – – situative vastakkain – translative – – oppositive vastatusten – abessive – – instructive vasten vastoin comitative – –

Derived terms

compounds

• jotavastoin
• puhua vastoin parempaa tietoaan
• päinvastoin
• sitä vastoin
• sitävastoin
• vastoinkäyminen

 

Further reading

• “vastoin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-08-10

Etymology 2

Verb

vastoin

1. first-person singular past indicative of vastoa

Anagrams

• sitovan