# palsta
## Finnish
### Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly conflated from multiple different origins, such as Slavic (Russian полоса (polosa), Russian пласт (plast)) and Germanic (Swedish spalt); the most likely direct Slavic cognate is dialectal Russian полсть (polstʹ). Related to Ingrian palsta, Karelian palsta and Votic palstõ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑlstɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝ls̠tɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlstɑ
* Hyphenation: pals‧ta

### Noun

palsta
* tract, parcel, plot, patch, lot (area or division of land, especially one that is used for agriculture or forestry; thus often a smaller area of land as part of a farm or owned forest)
* column (vertical body of text)
* column (unit of width, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text)
* column (recurring feature in a periodical)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of palsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palstani
palstani
accusative
nom.
palstani
palstani
gen.
palstani
genitive
palstani
palstojeni palstaini $^{rare}$
partitive
palstaani
palstojani
inessive
palstassani
palstoissani
elative
palstastani
palstoistani
illative
palstaani
palstoihini
adessive
palstallani
palstoillani
ablative
palstaltani
palstoiltani
allative
palstalleni
palstoilleni
essive
palstanani
palstoinani
translative
palstakseni
palstoikseni
abessive
palstattani
palstoittani
instructive
comitative
—palstoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palstasi
palstasi
accusative
nom.
palstasi
palstasi
gen.
palstasi
genitive
palstasi
palstojesi palstaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
palstaasi
palstojasi
inessive
palstassasi
palstoissasi
elative
palstastasi
palstoistasi
illative
palstaasi
palstoihisi
adessive
palstallasi
palstoillasi
ablative
palstaltasi
palstoiltasi
allative
palstallesi
palstoillesi
essive
palstanasi
palstoinasi
translative
palstaksesi
palstoiksesi
abessive
palstattasi
palstoittasi
instructive
comitative
—palstoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palstamme
palstamme
accusative
nom.
palstamme
palstamme
gen.
palstamme
genitive
palstamme
palstojemme palstaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
palstaamme
palstojamme
inessive
palstassamme
palstoissamme
elative
palstastamme
palstoistamme
illative
palstaamme
palstoihimme
adessive
palstallamme
palstoillamme
ablative
palstaltamme
palstoiltamme
allative
palstallemme
palstoillemme
essive
palstanamme
palstoinamme
translative
palstaksemme
palstoiksemme
abessive
palstattamme
palstoittamme
instructive
comitative
—palstoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palstanne
palstanne
accusative
nom.
palstanne
palstanne
gen.
palstanne
genitive
palstanne
palstojenne palstainne $^{rare}$
partitive
palstaanne
palstojanne
inessive
palstassanne
palstoissanne
elative
palstastanne
palstoistanne
illative
palstaanne
palstoihinne
adessive
palstallanne
palstoillanne
ablative
palstaltanne
palstoiltanne
allative
palstallenne
palstoillenne
essive
palstananne
palstoinanne
translative
palstaksenne
palstoiksenne
abessive
palstattanne
palstoittanne
instructive
comitative
—palstoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
palstansa
palstansa
accusative
nom.
palstansa
palstansa
gen.
palstansa
genitive
palstansa
palstojensa palstainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
palstaansa
palstojaan palstojansa
inessive
palstassaan palstassansa
palstoissaan palstoissansa
elative
palstastaan palstastansa
palstoistaan palstoistansa
illative
palstaansa
palstoihinsa
adessive
palstallaan palstallansa
palstoillaan palstoillansa
ablative
palstaltaan palstaltansa
palstoiltaan palstoiltansa
allative
palstalleen palstallensa
palstoilleen palstoillensa
essive
palstanaan palstanansa
palstoinaan palstoinansa
translative
palstakseen palstaksensa
palstoikseen palstoiksensa
abessive
palstattaan palstattansa
palstoittaan palstoittansa
instructive
comitative
—palstoineen palstoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* palstautua
* palstoittaa
* palstoittain
* hakkuupalsta
* huvilapalsta
* ihmissuhdepalsta
* ilmoituspalsta
* juorupalsta
* keskustelupalsta
* koepalsta
* kotipalsta
* lääkäripalsta
* maapalsta
* metsäpalsta
* palstalääkäri
* palstamillimetri
* palstanpitäjä
* palstantäyte
* palstatila
* palstavedos
* palstaviljely
* palstaväli
* puutarhapalsta
* rantapalsta
* senssipalsta
* seurapiiripalsta
* ulkopalsta
* vihannespalsta
* viljelypalsta
* viljelyspalsta

### Further reading

* “palsta”, 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 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* palsat