Saturday, July 7, 2018
20 words ending with sto
20 words ending with sto
Im sure that many of you know that kirja and kirjasto mean a book and a library. The meaning of sto is usually a group or a collection of something, but it is not always so obvious. You can try to be creative with this ending, but dont be surprised if people dont understand what you mean.:) Here are 20 quite common words that end with sto. I have put the root word first and the derivated word second. Feel free to share more words and translations in the comments!
- elin > elimist�
- huone > huoneisto
- kirja > kirjasto
- kone > koneisto
- laiva > laivasto
- luu > luusto
- maa > maasto
- mies > miehist�
- n�pp�in > n�pp�imist�
- ohjelma > ohjelmisto
- osa > osasto
- oppi > opisto
- saari > saaristo
- tila > tilasto
- puu > puisto
- sivu > sivusto
- toimi > toimisto
- verkko > verkosto
- virka > virasto
- v�ki > v�est�
Notice, that usually you need the plural stem before the sto ending. If a short (one or two syllables) noun ends with an a, o or u, the sto is added to the singular stem. The words ending with i have either singular or plural stem.
Translations:
- elin > elimist� - an organ > a body, an organism
- huone > huoneisto - a room > a set of rooms, a suite
- kirja > kirjasto - a book > a library
- kone > koneisto - a machine > a machinery
- laiva > laivasto - a boat, a ship > a navy
- luu > luusto - a bone > the bones (NOT a graveyard, although that would be very logical!)
- maa > maasto - land > a ground, a terrain
- mies > miehist� - a man > a crew
- n�pp�in > n�pp�imist� - a button, a key > a keyboard
- osa > osasto - a part > a department
- ohjelma > ohjelmisto - a programme > a software, a repertoire
- oppi > opisto - learning > a college, an institute
- saari > saaristo - an island > an archipelago
- tila > tilasto - a place, a state > statistics
- puu > puisto - a tree > a park (Yes, this is a plural stem. There is also puusto which means the trees of a certain area.)
- sivu > sivusto - a page > a (web)site
- toimi > toimisto - a chore, a task > an office
- verkko > verkosto - a web > a network
- virka > virasto - a public office/ position > a bureau
- v�ki > v�est� - a crowd > a population
Oh, sometimes sto-words can also be nouns derived from verb type 1 verbs. (I should write more about this topic!)
- muistaa > muisto - to remember > a memory
- kest�� > kesto - to last > duration
- est�� > esto - to block > a block
Notice that sometimes words can end with sto without having a root word, such as juusto, cheese. The root word can also be an adverb as in ymp�rist�, an environment.
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