Lähetystö

Lähetystä is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun lähetys, a term with several related meanings depending on context. The core idea is the act or result of sending or transmitting something, but it also covers the dispatch of goods and the delivery of broadcasts or programs. Because of its broad usage, lähetystä appears in media, logistics, and religious or organizational contexts.

In broadcasting and media, lähetys primarily refers to a transmission or program that is broadcast over radio, television, or online. It can denote a single broadcast event or a scheduled program in a general sense. The form lähetystä is commonly used in sentences such as “emme nähneet tämän illan lähetystä” (we did not see this evening’s broadcast), where the object is indefinite or negated.

In logistics and postal contexts, lähetys refers to a shipment or dispatch of goods. Lähetyksen seuranta (tracking of a shipment) or lähetystä odotetaan (a shipment is awaited) illustrate its use in indicating delivery activity. The term covers parcels, orders, and other dispatched items.

In religious and organizational language, lähetys can denote mission work or sending out on a religious mission, as in discussions of missionary activity or organizational sending of messages or aid.

Etymology traces the word to the verb lähettää, to send. grammatically, lähetystä is used where the object is partial, indefinite, or negated, and it has full inflections for plural and other cases just like lähetys.