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neste.

liquid

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnesteˣ/[ˈne̞s̠te̞(ʔ)]

  1. liquid

  2. fluid (in certain technical terms)

    jarruneste
    ohjausneste
Where this word comes from

Derived from a dialectal verb nestää (“to drip, ooze, seep”) (compare Ingrian nestää and Livvi nestüö (“to get damp”)), which in turn is probably derived from Proto-Finnic *nepsä (“moist, damp”); thus equivalent to nes- + -tää + -e.

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