laskento

Finnish

Etymology

laskea (“to calculate, compute”) +‎ -nto. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1835.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑskento/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠k̟e̞n̪t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑskento
• Syllabification^(key): las‧ken‧to

Noun

laskento (dated)

1. calculus (elementary calculus as school subject)

   Kansakoulun ensimmäisellä luokalla meillä oli neljä oppiainetta: uskonto, laskento, lukeminen ja kirjoitus.

   At the first grade of the elementary school we were taught four subjects: religion, calculus, reading and writing.

Usage notes

• Nowadays the subject is called matematiikka (“mathematics”) already on the first grade.

Declension

Inflection of laskento (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		laskento	laskennot
genitive		laskennon	laskentojen
partitive		laskentoa	laskentoja
illative		laskentoon	laskentoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		laskento	laskennot
accusative	nom.	laskento	laskennot
	gen.	laskennon
genitive		laskennon	laskentojen
partitive		laskentoa	laskentoja
inessive		laskennossa	laskennoissa
elative		laskennosta	laskennoista
illative		laskentoon	laskentoihin
adessive		laskennolla	laskennoilla
ablative		laskennolta	laskennoilta
allative		laskennolle	laskennoille
essive		laskentona	laskentoina
translative		laskennoksi	laskennoiksi
abessive		laskennotta	laskennoitta
instructive		—	laskennoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of laskento (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laskentoni laskentoni accusative nom. laskentoni laskentoni gen. laskentoni genitive laskentoni laskentojeni partitive laskentoani laskentojani inessive laskennossani laskennoissani elative laskennostani laskennoistani illative laskentooni laskentoihini adessive laskennollani laskennoillani ablative laskennoltani laskennoiltani allative laskennolleni laskennoilleni essive laskentonani laskentoinani translative laskennokseni laskennoikseni abessive laskennottani laskennoittani instructive — — comitative — laskentoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laskentosi laskentosi accusative nom. laskentosi laskentosi gen. laskentosi genitive laskentosi laskentojesi partitive laskentoasi laskentojasi inessive laskennossasi laskennoissasi elative laskennostasi laskennoistasi illative laskentoosi laskentoihisi adessive laskennollasi laskennoillasi ablative laskennoltasi laskennoiltasi allative laskennollesi laskennoillesi essive laskentonasi laskentoinasi translative laskennoksesi laskennoiksesi abessive laskennottasi laskennoittasi instructive — — comitative — laskentoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative laskentomme laskentomme accusative nom. laskentomme laskentomme gen. laskentomme genitive laskentomme laskentojemme partitive laskentoamme laskentojamme inessive laskennossamme laskennoissamme elative laskennostamme laskennoistamme illative laskentoomme laskentoihimme adessive laskennollamme laskennoillamme ablative laskennoltamme laskennoiltamme allative laskennollemme laskennoillemme essive laskentonamme laskentoinamme translative laskennoksemme laskennoiksemme abessive laskennottamme laskennoittamme instructive — — comitative — laskentoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative laskentonne laskentonne accusative nom. laskentonne laskentonne gen. laskentonne genitive laskentonne laskentojenne partitive laskentoanne laskentojanne inessive laskennossanne laskennoissanne elative laskennostanne laskennoistanne illative laskentoonne laskentoihinne adessive laskennollanne laskennoillanne ablative laskennoltanne laskennoiltanne allative laskennollenne laskennoillenne essive laskentonanne laskentoinanne translative laskennoksenne laskennoiksenne abessive laskennottanne laskennoittanne instructive — — comitative — laskentoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative laskentonsa laskentonsa accusative nom. laskentonsa laskentonsa gen. laskentonsa genitive laskentonsa laskentojensa partitive laskentoaan laskentoansa laskentojaan laskentojansa inessive laskennossaan laskennossansa laskennoissaan laskennoissansa elative laskennostaan laskennostansa laskennoistaan laskennoistansa illative laskentoonsa laskentoihinsa adessive laskennollaan laskennollansa laskennoillaan laskennoillansa ablative laskennoltaan laskennoltansa laskennoiltaan laskennoiltansa allative laskennolleen laskennollensa laskennoilleen laskennoillensa essive laskentonaan laskentonansa laskentoinaan laskentoinansa translative laskennokseen laskennoksensa laskennoikseen laskennoiksensa abessive laskennottaan laskennottansa laskennoittaan laskennoittansa instructive — — comitative — laskentoineen laskentoinensa

Further reading

• “laskento”, 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