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palsta.

tract, parcel, plot, patch, lot (area or division of land, especially one that is used for agriculture or forestry; thus often a smaller area of land as part of a farm or owned forest)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑlstɑ/[ˈpɑ̝ls̠tɑ̝]
  1. tract, parcel, plot, patch, lot (area or division of land, especially one that is used for agriculture or forestry; thus often a smaller area of land as part of a farm or owned forest)

  2. column (vertical body of text)

  3. column (unit of width, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text)

  4. column (recurring feature in a periodical)

Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly conflated from multiple different origins, such as Slavic (Russian полоса (polosa), Russian пласт (plast)) and Germanic (Swedish spalt); the most likely direct Slavic cognate is dialectal Russian полсть (polstʹ). Related to Ingrian palsta, Karelian palsta and Votic palstõ.

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