tehostin
Finnish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
edittehostaa (“to enhance, strengthen, boost”) + -in (“-er”)
Noun
edittehostin
- A device that enhances or strengthens a small force into a larger one.
- ohjaustehostin ― power steering (the equipment)
- jarrutehostin ― hydraulic brake, power brake (the equipment)
Usage notes
editTranslations into English vary by application. Despite the etymology, booster is normally something else than tehostin in Finnish.
Declension
editInflection of tehostin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | tehostin | tehostimet | ||
genitive | tehostimen | tehostimien tehostinten | ||
partitive | tehostinta | tehostimia | ||
illative | tehostimeen | tehostimiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | tehostin | tehostimet | ||
accusative | nom. | tehostin | tehostimet | |
gen. | tehostimen | |||
genitive | tehostimen | tehostimien tehostinten | ||
partitive | tehostinta | tehostimia | ||
inessive | tehostimessa | tehostimissa | ||
elative | tehostimesta | tehostimista | ||
illative | tehostimeen | tehostimiin | ||
adessive | tehostimella | tehostimilla | ||
ablative | tehostimelta | tehostimilta | ||
allative | tehostimelle | tehostimille | ||
essive | tehostimena | tehostimina | ||
translative | tehostimeksi | tehostimiksi | ||
abessive | tehostimetta | tehostimitta | ||
instructive | — | tehostimin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “tehostin”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
editVerb
edittehostin