Paristosta

Paristosta is a Finnish word formed as the elative case of paristo, meaning “from the battery.” The term literally translates to “from the battery” and is used to indicate origin or source, such as where power, signals, or effects originate.

In common usage, paristosta appears in technical and everyday contexts when discussing power supplies and devices that rely on batteries. A typical example is the sentence “Paristosta tulee virta,” meaning “Power comes from the battery.”

Grammatically, paristosta is created by adding the elative suffix -sta/-stä to paristo. It contrasts with paristossa, which means “in the battery.” The elative form is useful for describing things that emanate from or originate in the battery, rather than simply being located there.

Paristo-related vocabulary in Finnish also includes synonyms and related terms such as patteri, which refers to similar energy-storage components and is used in various contexts with regional or stylistic variation. When discussing batteries, Finnish speakers generally distinguish small, portable batteries (paristo) from larger or different types of energy sources, with usage varying by context and region.

See also: paristo, patteri, battery (general).