huoneisto

== Finnish == === Etymology === huone (“room”) +‎ -sto (collective noun suffix). Coined by A. J. Veänänen in 1859. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuo̯nei̯sto/, [ˈhuo̞̯ne̞i̯s̠to̞] Rhymes: -uoneisto Syllabification(key): huo‧neis‧to Hyphenation(key): huo‧neis‧to === Noun === huoneisto a place with multiple connected rooms that can act as a complete unit in some respect, whether residential, commercial, etc.; a suite of rooms, a set of rooms, etc. apartment, flat (complete domicile occupying only part of a building) Synonyms: asuinhuoneisto (full term), asunto (most common) ==== Usage notes ==== There is no single English translation for huoneisto. The correct translation therefore often depends on the context; there are even cases where it is simply translated as "rooms" in the plural. All of the rooms in a building could technically be called a huoneisto, but the term usually refers to parts of a building (with more than one huoneisto), e.g. apartments in an apartment building or rentable office spaces in an office building. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== asunto === References === === Further reading === “huoneisto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023