Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtehostin/, [ˈt̪e̞ɦo̞s̠tin]
- Rhymes: -ehostin
- Syllabification(key): te‧hos‧tin
- Hyphenation(key): te‧hos‧tin
Etymology 1
tehostaa (“to enhance, strengthen, boost”) + -in (“-er”)
Noun
tehostin
- A device that enhances or strengthens a small force into a larger one.
- ohjaustehostin ― power steering (the equipment)
- jarrutehostin ― hydraulic brake, power brake (the equipment)
Usage notes
Translations into English vary by application. Despite the etymology, booster is normally something else than tehostin in Finnish.
Declension
| Inflection of tehostin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
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| nominative
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tehostin
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tehostimet
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| genitive
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tehostimen
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tehostimien
tehostinten
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| partitive
|
tehostinta
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tehostimia
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| illative
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tehostimeen
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tehostimiin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
tehostin
|
tehostimet
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| accusative
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nom.
|
tehostin
|
tehostimet
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| gen.
|
tehostimen
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| genitive
|
tehostimen
|
tehostimien
tehostinten
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| partitive
|
tehostinta
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tehostimia
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| inessive
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tehostimessa
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tehostimissa
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| elative
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tehostimesta
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tehostimista
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| illative
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tehostimeen
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tehostimiin
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| adessive
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tehostimella
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tehostimilla
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| ablative
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tehostimelta
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tehostimilta
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| allative
|
tehostimelle
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tehostimille
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| essive
|
tehostimena
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tehostimina
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| translative
|
tehostimeksi
|
tehostimiksi
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| abessive
|
tehostimetta
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tehostimitta
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| instructive
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—
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tehostimin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tehostimeni
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tehostimeni
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| accusative
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nom.
|
tehostimeni
|
tehostimeni
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| gen.
|
tehostimeni
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| genitive
|
tehostimeni
|
tehostimieni
tehostinteni
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| partitive
|
tehostintani
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tehostimiani
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| inessive
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tehostimessani
|
tehostimissani
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| elative
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tehostimestani
|
tehostimistani
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| illative
|
tehostimeeni
|
tehostimiini
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| adessive
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tehostimellani
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tehostimillani
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| ablative
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tehostimeltani
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tehostimiltani
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| allative
|
tehostimelleni
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tehostimilleni
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| essive
|
tehostimenani
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tehostiminani
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| translative
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tehostimekseni
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tehostimikseni
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| abessive
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tehostimettani
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tehostimittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tehostimineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tehostimesi
|
tehostimesi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
tehostimesi
|
tehostimesi
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| gen.
|
tehostimesi
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| genitive
|
tehostimesi
|
tehostimiesi
tehostintesi
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| partitive
|
tehostintasi
|
tehostimiasi
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| inessive
|
tehostimessasi
|
tehostimissasi
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| elative
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tehostimestasi
|
tehostimistasi
|
| illative
|
tehostimeesi
|
tehostimiisi
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| adessive
|
tehostimellasi
|
tehostimillasi
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| ablative
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tehostimeltasi
|
tehostimiltasi
|
| allative
|
tehostimellesi
|
tehostimillesi
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| essive
|
tehostimenasi
|
tehostiminasi
|
| translative
|
tehostimeksesi
|
tehostimiksesi
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| abessive
|
tehostimettasi
|
tehostimittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
tehostiminesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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tehostimemme
|
tehostimemme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
tehostimemme
|
tehostimemme
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| gen.
|
tehostimemme
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| genitive
|
tehostimemme
|
tehostimiemme
tehostintemme
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| partitive
|
tehostintamme
|
tehostimiamme
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| inessive
|
tehostimessamme
|
tehostimissamme
|
| elative
|
tehostimestamme
|
tehostimistamme
|
| illative
|
tehostimeemme
|
tehostimiimme
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| adessive
|
tehostimellamme
|
tehostimillamme
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| ablative
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tehostimeltamme
|
tehostimiltamme
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| allative
|
tehostimellemme
|
tehostimillemme
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| essive
|
tehostimenamme
|
tehostiminamme
|
| translative
|
tehostimeksemme
|
tehostimiksemme
|
| abessive
|
tehostimettamme
|
tehostimittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
tehostiminemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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tehostimenne
|
tehostimenne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
tehostimenne
|
tehostimenne
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| gen.
|
tehostimenne
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| genitive
|
tehostimenne
|
tehostimienne
tehostintenne
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| partitive
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tehostintanne
|
tehostimianne
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| inessive
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tehostimessanne
|
tehostimissanne
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| elative
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tehostimestanne
|
tehostimistanne
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| illative
|
tehostimeenne
|
tehostimiinne
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| adessive
|
tehostimellanne
|
tehostimillanne
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| ablative
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tehostimeltanne
|
tehostimiltanne
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| allative
|
tehostimellenne
|
tehostimillenne
|
| essive
|
tehostimenanne
|
tehostiminanne
|
| translative
|
tehostimeksenne
|
tehostimiksenne
|
| abessive
|
tehostimettanne
|
tehostimittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tehostiminenne
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| third-person possessor
|
|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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tehostimensa
|
tehostimensa
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| accusative
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nom.
|
tehostimensa
|
tehostimensa
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| gen.
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tehostimensa
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| genitive
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tehostimensa
|
tehostimiensa
tehostintensa
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| partitive
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tehostintaan
tehostintansa
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tehostimiaan
tehostimiansa
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| inessive
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tehostimessaan
tehostimessansa
|
tehostimissaan
tehostimissansa
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| elative
|
tehostimestaan
tehostimestansa
|
tehostimistaan
tehostimistansa
|
| illative
|
tehostimeensa
|
tehostimiinsa
|
| adessive
|
tehostimellaan
tehostimellansa
|
tehostimillaan
tehostimillansa
|
| ablative
|
tehostimeltaan
tehostimeltansa
|
tehostimiltaan
tehostimiltansa
|
| allative
|
tehostimelleen
tehostimellensa
|
tehostimilleen
tehostimillensa
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| essive
|
tehostimenaan
tehostimenansa
|
tehostiminaan
tehostiminansa
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| translative
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tehostimekseen
tehostimeksensa
|
tehostimikseen
tehostimiksensa
|
| abessive
|
tehostimettaan
tehostimettansa
|
tehostimittaan
tehostimittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tehostimineen
tehostiminensa
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Derived terms
See also
Further reading
Etymology 2
Verb
tehostin
- first-person singular past indicative of tehostaa