loisto

Finnish

Etymology

loistaa (“to glitter, shine”) +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloi̯sto/, [ˈlo̞i̯s̠to̞]
• Rhymes: -oisto
• Syllabification^(key): lois‧to

Noun

loisto

1. glitter, gleam, shine
2. (nautical) A beacon equipped with light, often showing different colours to different directions and blinking according to a recognizable pattern.
3. splendor, glory

   Ludvig XIV:n hovin loisto

   the splendor of the court of Louis XIV

4. luxury, often as modifier in compound terms.

   loistoristeilijä, loistohuvila

   luxury cruiser, luxury villa

5. (as modifier in compounds) Synonym of loistava (“excellent, superb”)

   Olen loistotuulella.

   I'm on excellent mood.

   Hän on loistokaveri.

   He's a superb buddy.

Declension

Inflection of loisto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		loisto	loistot
genitive		loiston	loistojen
partitive		loistoa	loistoja
illative		loistoon	loistoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		loisto	loistot
accusative	nom.	loisto	loistot
	gen.	loiston
genitive		loiston	loistojen
partitive		loistoa	loistoja
inessive		loistossa	loistoissa
elative		loistosta	loistoista
illative		loistoon	loistoihin
adessive		loistolla	loistoilla
ablative		loistolta	loistoilta
allative		loistolle	loistoille
essive		loistona	loistoina
translative		loistoksi	loistoiksi
abessive		loistotta	loistoitta
instructive		—	loistoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of loisto (type valo)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative loistoni loistoni accusative nom. loistoni loistoni gen. loistoni genitive loistoni loistojeni partitive loistoani loistojani inessive loistossani loistoissani elative loistostani loistoistani illative loistooni loistoihini adessive loistollani loistoillani ablative loistoltani loistoiltani allative loistolleni loistoilleni essive loistonani loistoinani translative loistokseni loistoikseni abessive loistottani loistoittani instructive — — comitative — loistoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative loistosi loistosi accusative nom. loistosi loistosi gen. loistosi genitive loistosi loistojesi partitive loistoasi loistojasi inessive loistossasi loistoissasi elative loistostasi loistoistasi illative loistoosi loistoihisi adessive loistollasi loistoillasi ablative loistoltasi loistoiltasi allative loistollesi loistoillesi essive loistonasi loistoinasi translative loistoksesi loistoiksesi abessive loistottasi loistoittasi instructive — — comitative — loistoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative loistomme loistomme accusative nom. loistomme loistomme gen. loistomme genitive loistomme loistojemme partitive loistoamme loistojamme inessive loistossamme loistoissamme elative loistostamme loistoistamme illative loistoomme loistoihimme adessive loistollamme loistoillamme ablative loistoltamme loistoiltamme allative loistollemme loistoillemme essive loistonamme loistoinamme translative loistoksemme loistoiksemme abessive loistottamme loistoittamme instructive — — comitative — loistoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative loistonne loistonne accusative nom. loistonne loistonne gen. loistonne genitive loistonne loistojenne partitive loistoanne loistojanne inessive loistossanne loistoissanne elative loistostanne loistoistanne illative loistoonne loistoihinne adessive loistollanne loistoillanne ablative loistoltanne loistoiltanne allative loistollenne loistoillenne essive loistonanne loistoinanne translative loistoksenne loistoiksenne abessive loistottanne loistoittanne instructive — — comitative — loistoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative loistonsa loistonsa accusative nom. loistonsa loistonsa gen. loistonsa genitive loistonsa loistojensa partitive loistoaan loistoansa loistojaan loistojansa inessive loistossaan loistossansa loistoissaan loistoissansa elative loistostaan loistostansa loistoistaan loistoistansa illative loistoonsa loistoihinsa adessive loistollaan loistollansa loistoillaan loistoillansa ablative loistoltaan loistoltansa loistoiltaan loistoiltansa allative loistolleen loistollensa loistoilleen loistoillensa essive loistonaan loistonansa loistoinaan loistoinansa translative loistokseen loistoksensa loistoikseen loistoiksensa abessive loistottaan loistottansa loistoittaan loistoittansa instructive — — comitative — loistoineen loistoinensa

Further reading

• “loisto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• loitos