-sti

Appendix:Variations of "sti" Estonian Etymology et Cognate to fi -sti. Suffix et suffix Derives adverbs. hää "good" → hästi "well" uus "new" → uuesti "again" kaunis "beautiful" → kaunisti "beautifully" kerge "easy" → kergesti "easily" Derived terms et Finnish Etymology fi :inh urj-fin-pro:*-stik :afeq -sta -i<id:adverbial> From fi urj-fin-pro *-stik, equivalent to fi -sta elative suffix -i adverbial lative suffix. Cognate to et -sti. For the use of an elative ending to derive such adverbs, compare myv -сто, myv -стэ, (myv -сте) e.g. in myv вадрясто, myv парсте well, good. Pronunciation * Suffix fi suffix adverb-forming suffixes comparative -mmin superlative -immin fi adverbial suffix comparable Forms adverbs from adjectives describing the manner in which something is done; corresponds to the English suffix -ly. fi kaunis beautiful kauniisti beautifully fi ruma ugly rumasti uglily fi usea many useasti often fi multiplicative not comparable Forms multiplicative adverbs describing how many times something is done; corresponds to the en times number + times structure in English. fi kaksi two kahdesti twice fi kymmenen ten kymmenesti ten times fi moni many monesti many times fi intensifier Forms intensifying adverbs from certain nouns, which can be used with verbs or of large quantities. fi helvetti hell helvetisti hellishly fi rutto plague rutosti a lot Usage notes adverbial suffix The fi -sti adverbs are used to describe the manner in which something is done; the other common use in English to instead modify adjectives, such as to describe their degree or extent (tolerably quiet, exceptionally cold), is expressed in Finnish by making an adverb out of the adjective using the genitive case (fi siedettävän hiljainen, fi poikkeuksellisen kylmä). Note the subtle difference: fi poikkeuksellisen kylmä ("exceptionally cold"; so cold that it is exceptional, i.e. it is rarely this cold) fi poikkeuksellisesti kylmä ("exceptionally cold"; it is exceptional that it is cold, i.e. it is rarely cold at all) The suffix is appended to the weak stem, i.e. one takes the fi -n off the genitive singular form and adds this suffix to it. The resulting adverb is comparable, if the base word is comparable: for example fi kauniisti, fi kauniimmin more beautifully, fi kauneimmin most beautifully. It can be appended to all adjectives, but also to selected nouns and numerals. multiplicative Used only with small numbers, and with some pronouns; note that fi yksi one → fi yhdesti once is not in broad use (compare fi kerran), but is occasionally used in mathematics. intensifier The suffix is often applied to a vulgar term: fi perkele → fi perkeleesti. As with the adverbial suffix, this intensifier is used either with verbs, or to express large amounts; modifying adjectives to express degree is done with the genitive (e.g. fi helvetin kylmä damn cold, not fi *helvetisti kylmä). Synonyms expression of how many times something happens fi kertaa Derived terms fi fi helkkaristi helkutisti helvetisti hemmetisti hiivatisti hitosti kahdeksasti kahdesti kolmesti kuudesti kymmenesti monesti neljästi pahuksesti peevelisti perhanasti perkeleesti pirusti rutosti saakelisti saamaristi saatanasti sadasti samperisti seitsemästi tuhannesti turkasesti useasti viidesti vitusti yhdeksästi yhdesti See also fi -lti fi -moinen fi -isti -ist Further reading Anagrams fi ist sit.