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nousta.

to rise, get up

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈnou̯stɑˣ/[ˈno̞u̯s̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to rise, get up

    intransitive
    nousta ilmaan
    nousta ylös kuolleista
  2. to rise, increase, go up

    intransitive
    Hinta nousi kymmenen euroa / kymmenellä eurolla.
  3. to arise, appear

    intransitive
    Juuri esiin nousseiden asioiden takia projekti viivästyy.
  4. to ascend

    intransitive
    nouseva sävelkulku
    Nouse portaat ylös ja käänny oikealle.
  5. to get up (from bed, get out of bed)

    intransitive
    Jos aiot ehtiä kouluun, sinun pitää nousta nyt.
  6. to embark, board

    intransitive
    Hän nousi junaan Oulussa ja sen jälkeen häntä ei ole nähty.
  7. to mount [with allative] (get upon, e.g. on a horse)

    intransitive
  8. to disembark

    intransitive
    Hän nousi junasta Oulussa.
  9. to get better, improve

    intransitive
    Urheilijan kunto nousi paremmaksi kuin viime vuonna.
    nopeasti noussut elintaso.
  10. to become erect (of a penis)

    informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *noustak. Cognates include Ingrian noissa, Karelian noussa, Livonian nūzõ, Veps nousta, Votic nõissõ, nõisõ, as well as Estonian tõusma (irregular sound change).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.