konsti
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish konst (“art”).
Noun
konsti
- (colloquial) gimmick, trick, way, manner
- Konstit on monet, sanoi eukko, kun kissalla pöytää pyyhki.
- There are many tricks, said the old hag when she wiped the table with a cat.
- Konstit on monet, sanoi eukko, kun kissalla pöytää pyyhki.
Declension
| Inflection of konsti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | konsti | konstit | |
| genitive | konstin | konstien | |
| partitive | konstia | konsteja | |
| illative | konstiin | konsteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | konsti | konstit | |
| accusative | nom. | konsti | konstit |
| gen. | konstin | ||
| genitive | konstin | konstien | |
| partitive | konstia | konsteja | |
| inessive | konstissa | konsteissa | |
| elative | konstista | konsteista | |
| illative | konstiin | konsteihin | |
| adessive | konstilla | konsteilla | |
| ablative | konstilta | konsteilta | |
| allative | konstille | konsteille | |
| essive | konstina | konsteina | |
| translative | konstiksi | konsteiksi | |
| instructive | — | konstein | |
| abessive | konstitta | konsteitta | |
| comitative | — | konsteineen | |
Synonyms
- keino (standard)
Derived terms
- konstikas
Compounds
- poppakonsti
Anagrams
- kostin, notski, sotkin