Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of Lestijärvi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlesti/, [ˈle̞s̠ti]
- Rhymes: -esti
- Syllabification(key): Les‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): Les‧ti
Proper noun
Lesti
(colloquial)
- synonym of Lestijärvi (“town and lake in Finland”)
Usage notes
- (town): The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Lesti" is Lestillä.
Declension
| Inflection of Lesti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Lesti
|
—
|
| genitive
|
Lestin
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lestiä
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lestiin
|
—
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lesti
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lesti
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lestin
|
| genitive
|
Lestin
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lestiä
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lestissä
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lestistä
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lestiin
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lestillä
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lestiltä
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lestille
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lestinä
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lestiksi
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lestittä
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lestini
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lestini
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lestini
|
| genitive
|
Lestini
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lestiäni
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lestissäni
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lestistäni
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lestiini
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lestilläni
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lestiltäni
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lestilleni
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lestinäni
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lestikseni
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lestittäni
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lestisi
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lestisi
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lestisi
|
| genitive
|
Lestisi
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lestiäsi
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lestissäsi
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lestistäsi
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lestiisi
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lestilläsi
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lestiltäsi
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lestillesi
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lestinäsi
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lestiksesi
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lestittäsi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lestimme
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lestimme
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lestimme
|
| genitive
|
Lestimme
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lestiämme
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lestissämme
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lestistämme
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lestiimme
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lestillämme
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lestiltämme
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lestillemme
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lestinämme
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lestiksemme
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lestittämme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lestinne
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lestinne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lestinne
|
| genitive
|
Lestinne
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lestiänne
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lestissänne
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lestistänne
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lestiinne
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lestillänne
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lestiltänne
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lestillenne
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lestinänne
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lestiksenne
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lestittänne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Lestinsä
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lestinsä
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Lestinsä
|
| genitive
|
Lestinsä
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Lestiään
Lestiänsä
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Lestissään
Lestissänsä
|
—
|
| elative
|
Lestistään
Lestistänsä
|
—
|
| illative
|
Lestiinsä
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Lestillään
Lestillänsä
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Lestiltään
Lestiltänsä
|
—
|
| allative
|
Lestilleen
Lestillensä
|
—
|
| essive
|
Lestinään
Lestinänsä
|
—
|
| translative
|
Lestikseen
Lestiksensä
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Lestittään
Lestittänsä
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
|
Derived terms
References
- “Lesti”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.
Italian
Etymology
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Proper noun
Lesti m or f by sense
- a surname
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