alusta

ala- +‎ -usta

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlustɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lus̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlustɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧lus‧ta

alusta

1. platform (something that serves as a base)

   Saab 9000, Fiat Croma, Lancia Thema ja Alfa Romeo 164 suunniteltiin 1980-luvulla samalle alustalle.

   Saab 9000, Fiat Croma, Lancia Thema and Alfa Romeo 164 were designed in the 1980's on the same platform.

• “alusta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlustɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lus̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlustɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧lus‧ta

alusta

1. elative singular of alku (“beginning”)

   alusta loppuun ― from beginning to end

   aloittaa alusta ― to start over (to start from the very beginning)

• alusta alkaen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlustɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lus̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlustɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧lus‧ta

alusta

1. partitive singular of alus (“vessel, ship”)

   He katselivat alusta.

   They watched the ship.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlustɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lus̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlustɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧lus‧ta

alusta

1. partitive singular of alunen (“underlay”)

   He katselivat alusta.

   They watched the underlay.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlustɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝lus̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlustɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧lus‧ta

alusta

1. inflection of alustaa (“to initialize, format; to give a presentation”):
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

• lastua, lataus, satula