peruste
Finnish
Etymology
perustaa + -e. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈperusteˣ/, [ˈpe̞rus̠t̪e̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -eruste
- Syllabification(key): pe‧rus‧te
Noun
peruste
- grounds (basis or justification)
- Millä perusteella... ― On which grounds...
- basis (foundation for an argument or hypothesis)
- reason (thought or a consideration offered in support, explanation or as cause of an opinion, a conclusion or an action)
- argument (a fact or statement used to support a proposition)
- Minun perusteeni A:n puolesta on... ― My argument in favor of A is..
- principle (fundamental assumption or foundation of a theory)
- Geometrian perusteet ― Principles of geometry / Basics of geometry
Usage notes
- With a nominal ("grounds for X"), the nominal is in the illative case, the allative case (in these two cases, it usually comes after peruste) or in the genitive case (in which case it usually comes before peruste). With a verb ("grounds to X"), the verb is in the first infinitive form.
Declension
| Inflection of peruste (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | peruste | perusteet | |
| genitive | perusteen | perusteiden perusteitten | |
| partitive | perustetta | perusteita | |
| illative | perusteeseen | perusteisiin perusteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | peruste | perusteet | |
| accusative | nom. | peruste | perusteet |
| gen. | perusteen | ||
| genitive | perusteen | perusteiden perusteitten | |
| partitive | perustetta | perusteita | |
| inessive | perusteessa | perusteissa | |
| elative | perusteesta | perusteista | |
| illative | perusteeseen | perusteisiin perusteihin | |
| adessive | perusteella | perusteilla | |
| ablative | perusteelta | perusteilta | |
| allative | perusteelle | perusteille | |
| essive | perusteena | perusteina | |
| translative | perusteeksi | perusteiksi | |
| instructive | — | perustein | |
| abessive | perusteetta | perusteitta | |
| comitative | — | perusteineen | |
| Possessive forms of peruste (type hame) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | perusteeni | perusteemme |
| 2nd person | perusteesi | perusteenne |
| 3rd person | perusteensa | |
Related terms
- perus-
- perustaa
- perustella
- väärin perustein (wrongly, under false pretences)
Italian
Latin
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