valeosto

Finnish

Etymology

vale- (“fake, false”) +‎ osto (“purchase, buy”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑleˣˌosto/, [ˈʋɑ̝le̞ˌ(ʔ)o̞s̠to̞]
• Rhymes: -osto
• Hyphenation^(key): vale‧osto

Noun

valeosto

1. buy-and-bust operation (undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers)
2. pseudopurchase (offer made by police to buy an object, substance or property that is in a person's unlawful possession)

Declension

Inflection of valeosto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		valeosto	valeostot
genitive		valeoston	valeostojen
partitive		valeostoa	valeostoja
illative		valeostoon	valeostoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		valeosto	valeostot
accusative	nom.	valeosto	valeostot
	gen.	valeoston
genitive		valeoston	valeostojen
partitive		valeostoa	valeostoja
inessive		valeostossa	valeostoissa
elative		valeostosta	valeostoista
illative		valeostoon	valeostoihin
adessive		valeostolla	valeostoilla
ablative		valeostolta	valeostoilta
allative		valeostolle	valeostoille
essive		valeostona	valeostoina
translative		valeostoksi	valeostoiksi
abessive		valeostotta	valeostoitta
instructive		—	valeostoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of valeosto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative valeostoni valeostoni accusative nom. valeostoni valeostoni gen. valeostoni genitive valeostoni valeostojeni partitive valeostoani valeostojani inessive valeostossani valeostoissani elative valeostostani valeostoistani illative valeostooni valeostoihini adessive valeostollani valeostoillani ablative valeostoltani valeostoiltani allative valeostolleni valeostoilleni essive valeostonani valeostoinani translative valeostokseni valeostoikseni abessive valeostottani valeostoittani instructive — — comitative — valeostoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative valeostosi valeostosi accusative nom. valeostosi valeostosi gen. valeostosi genitive valeostosi valeostojesi partitive valeostoasi valeostojasi inessive valeostossasi valeostoissasi elative valeostostasi valeostoistasi illative valeostoosi valeostoihisi adessive valeostollasi valeostoillasi ablative valeostoltasi valeostoiltasi allative valeostollesi valeostoillesi essive valeostonasi valeostoinasi translative valeostoksesi valeostoiksesi abessive valeostottasi valeostoittasi instructive — — comitative — valeostoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative valeostomme valeostomme accusative nom. valeostomme valeostomme gen. valeostomme genitive valeostomme valeostojemme partitive valeostoamme valeostojamme inessive valeostossamme valeostoissamme elative valeostostamme valeostoistamme illative valeostoomme valeostoihimme adessive valeostollamme valeostoillamme ablative valeostoltamme valeostoiltamme allative valeostollemme valeostoillemme essive valeostonamme valeostoinamme translative valeostoksemme valeostoiksemme abessive valeostottamme valeostoittamme instructive — — comitative — valeostoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative valeostonne valeostonne accusative nom. valeostonne valeostonne gen. valeostonne genitive valeostonne valeostojenne partitive valeostoanne valeostojanne inessive valeostossanne valeostoissanne elative valeostostanne valeostoistanne illative valeostoonne valeostoihinne adessive valeostollanne valeostoillanne ablative valeostoltanne valeostoiltanne allative valeostollenne valeostoillenne essive valeostonanne valeostoinanne translative valeostoksenne valeostoiksenne abessive valeostottanne valeostoittanne instructive — — comitative — valeostoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative valeostonsa valeostonsa accusative nom. valeostonsa valeostonsa gen. valeostonsa genitive valeostonsa valeostojensa partitive valeostoaan valeostoansa valeostojaan valeostojansa inessive valeostossaan valeostossansa valeostoissaan valeostoissansa elative valeostostaan valeostostansa valeostoistaan valeostoistansa illative valeostoonsa valeostoihinsa adessive valeostollaan valeostollansa valeostoillaan valeostoillansa ablative valeostoltaan valeostoltansa valeostoiltaan valeostoiltansa allative valeostolleen valeostollensa valeostoilleen valeostoillensa essive valeostonaan valeostonansa valeostoinaan valeostoinansa translative valeostokseen valeostoksensa valeostoikseen valeostoiksensa abessive valeostottaan valeostottansa valeostoittaan valeostoittansa instructive — — comitative — valeostoineen valeostoinensa

Related terms

• valeostaja

Further reading

• “valeosto”, 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 2023-07-04