osasto

== Finnish == === Etymology === osa (“part”) +‎ -sto (collective noun suffix). Coined by Finnish journalist, poet and translator Paavo Tikkanen in 1844. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈosɑsto/, [ˈo̞s̠ɑ̝s̠to̞] Rhymes: -osɑsto Syllabification(key): o‧sas‧to Hyphenation(key): osas‧to === Noun === osasto department (part, portion, subdivision, e.g. of organizations or institutions) compartment (room, section, chamber; smaller part of a space or room) section (part of a newspaper or similar publication) (military) unit (organized group comprising people and/or equipmen) (slang, in compounds) area, field of activity ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “osasto”, 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 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === ostaos