sanasto

Finnish

Etymology

sana (“word”) +‎ -sto. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1836.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑnɑsto/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝nɑ̝s̠to̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑsto
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧nas‧to

Noun

sanasto

1. vocabulary, glossary (collection of words alphabetized and explained)

   lääketieteen sanasto ― a glossary of medicine

2. vocabulary, language (collection of words used in a particular field)

   Lääketieteen sanasto on usein vaikeaa tavallisille ihmisille.

   The language of medicine is often difficult for ordinary people.

3. vocabulary (words of a language collectively)

Declension

Inflection of sanasto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		sanasto	sanastot
genitive		sanaston	sanastojen
partitive		sanastoa	sanastoja
illative		sanastoon	sanastoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sanasto	sanastot
accusative	nom.	sanasto	sanastot
	gen.	sanaston
genitive		sanaston	sanastojen
partitive		sanastoa	sanastoja
inessive		sanastossa	sanastoissa
elative		sanastosta	sanastoista
illative		sanastoon	sanastoihin
adessive		sanastolla	sanastoilla
ablative		sanastolta	sanastoilta
allative		sanastolle	sanastoille
essive		sanastona	sanastoina
translative		sanastoksi	sanastoiksi
abessive		sanastotta	sanastoitta
instructive		—	sanastoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sanasto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sanastoni sanastoni accusative nom. sanastoni sanastoni gen. sanastoni genitive sanastoni sanastojeni partitive sanastoani sanastojani inessive sanastossani sanastoissani elative sanastostani sanastoistani illative sanastooni sanastoihini adessive sanastollani sanastoillani ablative sanastoltani sanastoiltani allative sanastolleni sanastoilleni essive sanastonani sanastoinani translative sanastokseni sanastoikseni abessive sanastottani sanastoittani instructive — — comitative — sanastoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sanastosi sanastosi accusative nom. sanastosi sanastosi gen. sanastosi genitive sanastosi sanastojesi partitive sanastoasi sanastojasi inessive sanastossasi sanastoissasi elative sanastostasi sanastoistasi illative sanastoosi sanastoihisi adessive sanastollasi sanastoillasi ablative sanastoltasi sanastoiltasi allative sanastollesi sanastoillesi essive sanastonasi sanastoinasi translative sanastoksesi sanastoiksesi abessive sanastottasi sanastoittasi instructive — — comitative — sanastoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sanastomme sanastomme accusative nom. sanastomme sanastomme gen. sanastomme genitive sanastomme sanastojemme partitive sanastoamme sanastojamme inessive sanastossamme sanastoissamme elative sanastostamme sanastoistamme illative sanastoomme sanastoihimme adessive sanastollamme sanastoillamme ablative sanastoltamme sanastoiltamme allative sanastollemme sanastoillemme essive sanastonamme sanastoinamme translative sanastoksemme sanastoiksemme abessive sanastottamme sanastoittamme instructive — — comitative — sanastoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sanastonne sanastonne accusative nom. sanastonne sanastonne gen. sanastonne genitive sanastonne sanastojenne partitive sanastoanne sanastojanne inessive sanastossanne sanastoissanne elative sanastostanne sanastoistanne illative sanastoonne sanastoihinne adessive sanastollanne sanastoillanne ablative sanastoltanne sanastoiltanne allative sanastollenne sanastoillenne essive sanastonanne sanastoinanne translative sanastoksenne sanastoiksenne abessive sanastottanne sanastoittanne instructive — — comitative — sanastoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sanastonsa sanastonsa accusative nom. sanastonsa sanastonsa gen. sanastonsa genitive sanastonsa sanastojensa partitive sanastoaan sanastoansa sanastojaan sanastojansa inessive sanastossaan sanastossansa sanastoissaan sanastoissansa elative sanastostaan sanastostansa sanastoistaan sanastoistansa illative sanastoonsa sanastoihinsa adessive sanastollaan sanastollansa sanastoillaan sanastoillansa ablative sanastoltaan sanastoltansa sanastoiltaan sanastoiltansa allative sanastolleen sanastollensa sanastoilleen sanastoillensa essive sanastonaan sanastonansa sanastoinaan sanastoinansa translative sanastokseen sanastoksensa sanastoikseen sanastoiksensa abessive sanastottaan sanastottansa sanastoittaan sanastoittansa instructive — — comitative — sanastoineen sanastoinensa

Synonyms

• (lexicon): leksikko
• (collection of words used in a particular field, alphabetized and explained): asiasanasto

Derived terms

• sanastollinen

 

compounds

• ammattisanasto
• asiasanasto
• käänteissanasto
• oppisanasto
• sanastontutkimus
• sanasto-oppi
• sanastotyö
• taajuussanasto

 

See also

• käsitteistö
• sanakirja
• terminologia
• termistö

Further reading

• “sanasto”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• saostan, satonsa