/ˈosɑsto/, [ˈo̞s̠ɑ̝s̠to̞]
Alkuperäosa (“part”) + -sto (collective noun suffix). Coined by Finnish journalist, poet and translator Paavo Tikkanen in 1844.
- department (part, portion, subdivision, e.g. of organizations or institutions)
- compartment (room, section, chamber; smaller part of a space or room)
- section (part of a newspaper or similar publication)
- unit (organized group comprising people and/or equipmen)
- in-compounds, slangarea, field of activity
“Miten sulla menee seksiosastolla?” — How's your sex-life been lately?
Muodotosasto(nominative, singular) · osastot(nominative, plural) · osasto(accusative, nominative, singular) · osastot(accusative, nominative, plural) · osaston(accusative, genitive, singular) · osastot(accusative, genitive, plural) · osaston(genitive, singular) · osastojen(genitive, plural) · osastoiden(genitive, plural) · osastoitten(genitive, plural) · osastoa(partitive, singular) · osastoja(partitive, plural) · osastoita(partitive, plural) · osastossa(inessive, singular) · osastoissa(inessive, plural) · osastosta(elative, singular) · osastoista(elative, plural) · osastoon(illative, singular) · osastoihin(illative, plural) · osastolla(adessive, singular)