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peruste

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Finnish

Etymology

perustaa (to establish, found on, base on) + -e. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1846.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈperusteˣ/, [ˈpe̞rus̠te̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -eruste
  • Syllabification(key): pe‧rus‧te
  • Hyphenation(key): pe‧rus‧te

Noun

peruste

  1. grounds, basis (justification; argument(s) for) [with allative or illative ‘for’ or genitive ‘for’ (genitive + ~), along with first infinitive ‘to do’]
    Millä perusteella...On which grounds...
    peruste pelolle / peruste pelkoon / pelon perustegrounds for fear
    peruste pelätägrounds to fear, grounds to be afraid
    1. basis (foundation for an argument or hypothesis)
      verotuksen perusteetbasis for taxation
      sopimuksen perusteellaon the basis of the contract
    2. argument (a fact or statement used to support a proposition)
      Minun perusteeni A:n puolesta on...My argument in favor of A is..
    3. reason (thought or a consideration offered in support, explanation or as cause of an opinion, a conclusion or an action)
  2. (usually in the plural) principle (fundamental assumption or foundation of a theory)
    Synonym: alkeet pl
    Geometrian perusteetPrinciples of geometry / Basics of geometry

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More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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Italian

Adjective

peruste

  1. feminine plural of perusto

Latin

Participle

peruste

  1. vocative masculine singular of perustus

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