luonto.
nature, environment (the natural world)
Meaning & usage
nature, environment (the natural world)
Luontoa on suojeltava.
nature (the order of the natural world; the physical world in contrast to manmade or spiritual things or concepts)
character, nature, characteristics (of a thing)
character, nature, characteristics (of a person)
käydä jonkun luonnolle
Hän on hyväluontoinen. / Hänellä on hyvä luonto.
Where this word comes from
luoda (“to create”) + -nto. Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552), originally mostly in the sense “character, nature”; the sense “nature, environment” since 1616, but common only from the 18th century.
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