asemesta

Finnish

Etymology

Elative of dialectal asen (genitive asemen), from the same root as asema.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑsemestɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠e̞ˌme̞s̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -estɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧se‧mes‧ta

Adverb

asemesta

1. instead of, in lieu of, in place of

   Hän sai bonuksen palkankorotuksen asemesta.

   He got a cash award instead of a raise.

Usage notes

Can be used postpositionally (+ genitive) and/or with a possessive suffix (when the complement is a personal pronoun).

Further reading

• “asemesta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02