Letkusta

Letkusta is a Finnish inflected form of the noun letku, meaning hose. The elative case suffix -sta/-stä is used in Finnish to express origin or source, so letkusta translates roughly to “from the hose.” In Finnish texts, letkusta can appear whenever the source of a liquid or discharge is a hose.

In ordinary usage, letkusta functions as a descriptive phrase rather than a separate lexical item. It is commonly found in sentences about cleaning, irrigation, or firefighting tasks where water or other liquids are supplied through a hose. For example, Vesi roiskui letkusta (“Water splashed from the hose”). Another instance is Letkusta tuleva vesi kasteli kasvit (“Water coming from the hose watered the plants.”)

Etymology and morphology: letku is the root noun meaning hose, and the suffix -sta marks the elative case, giving the sense of origin. The form letkusta is one of several possible elative forms in Finnish, and its exact use depends on the surrounding grammatical structure.

Notes: Letkusta is best understood as a case form applied to a common noun rather than as an independent lexical entry. Its exact frequency and preferred contexts can vary with regional speech and written style.

See also: Finnish grammar, elative case, letku, Finnish vocabulary for materials and equipment.