poistu

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoi̯stuˣ/, [ˈpo̞i̯s̠tu(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -oistu
  • Syllabification(key): pois‧tu
  • Hyphenation(key): pois‧tu

Verb

poistu

  1. inflection of poistua:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present imperative connegative

Interjection

poistu

  1. (military, Finland) Command for soldiers to immediately move somewhere quickly; always with a qualifier which determines where, see e.g. taakse poistu.

Usage notes

  • A preparatory command specifies the direction: either taakse (“behind [you]”), vasemmalle (“to [your] left”), oikealle (“to [your] right”), or eteen (“forwards”): e.g.: taakse—poistu!.

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