vastoin

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstoi̯n/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠to̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑstoin
  • Syllabification(key): vas‧toin
  • Hyphenation(key): vas‧toin

Etymology 1

The instructive plural of vasta-.

Preposition

vastoin [with partitive]

  1. against, contrary to (in conflict with)
    vastoin tahtoaan ― against one's will
    vastoin lakia ― against the law
    vastoin luuloa ― contrary to belief

Postposition

vastoin [with partitive]

  1. against, contrary to (in conflict with)
Declension
Declension of vasta-
noun case singular pluraladverbial form singular plural
nominative vasta- –superessive – –
genitive – –delative – –
partitive – –sublative – –
accusative – –lative – –
inessive vastassa –temporal – –
elative – –causative – –
illative vastaan –multiplicative – –
adessive – –distributive – –
ablative – –temp. dist. – –
allative – –prolative – –
essive – –situative vastakkain –
translative – –oppositive vastatusten –
abessive – –
instructive vasten vastoin
comitative – –
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

vastoin

  1. first-person singular past indicative of vastoa

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