jaloste

Finnish

Etymology

jalostaa (to refine) + -e

Noun

jaloste

  1. Any material, but especially a foodstuff, obtained by refining or processing a raw material (sense "material in its unprocessed, natural state"). Often used in compound terms and translated into English as "raw material + product" or "processed + raw material".
    lihajaloste = processed meat, meat product
    marjajaloste = processed berries
  2. (agriculture) An improved cultivar or variety of a plant obtained by various selective breeding, cross-breeding and genetic techniques.

Usage notes

Declension

Inflection of jaloste (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative jaloste jalosteet
genitive jalosteen jalosteiden
jalosteitten
partitive jalostetta jalosteita
illative jalosteeseen jalosteisiin
jalosteihin
singular plural
nominative jaloste jalosteet
accusative nom. jaloste jalosteet
gen. jalosteen
genitive jalosteen jalosteiden
jalosteitten
partitive jalostetta jalosteita
inessive jalosteessa jalosteissa
elative jalosteesta jalosteista
illative jalosteeseen jalosteisiin
jalosteihin
adessive jalosteella jalosteilla
ablative jalosteelta jalosteilta
allative jalosteelle jalosteille
essive jalosteena jalosteina
translative jalosteeksi jalosteiksi
instructive jalostein
abessive jalosteetta jalosteitta
comitative jalosteineen

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • puolijaloste

Anagrams

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