virasto

== Finnish == === Etymology === virka (“public office”) +‎ -sto (collective noun suffix). Coined by Finnish linguist and author Reinhold von Becker in 1851. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋirɑsto/, [ˈʋirɑ̝s̠to̞] Rhymes: -irɑsto Syllabification(key): vi‧ras‧to Hyphenation(key): vi‧ras‧to === Noun === virasto bureau, office, agency, board (operative unit in the public sector on central (state), regional or local (municipal) level) ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== hallitus laitos toimisto viranomainen virkanimike ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “virasto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023 === Anagrams === Virosta, arvosti, rovasti, varisto