Juustoista

Juustoista is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun juusto, meaning cheese. It literally translates to “from cheeses” or “of cheeses” and is used to indicate origin or material when referring to more than one cheese.

In Finnish grammar, the suffix -sta/-stä marks the elative case, which answers questions such as where something comes from or what something is made from. Juustoista therefore denotes “from the cheeses” as the source or basis of something, and it is most common in contexts discussing multiple cheeses rather than a single cheese.

Common usage includes expressions such as juustoista valmistetut ruoat (foods prepared from cheeses) or näytteet juustoista (samples from cheeses). The form is typically found in culinary writing, product descriptions, or academic texts that discuss cheese varieties, ingredients, or sources.

Notes for learners: Juustoista (elative plural) is distinct from juustoja (partitive plural: cheeses) and from juustosta (elative singular: from the cheese). Proper usage depends on whether the reference is to multiple cheeses, a single cheese, or the material origin of a dish or product.