kasvosta

Kasvosta is the elative singular form of the Finnish noun kasvo, meaning the face. The elative case, marked by the suffix -sta/-stä, expresses origin, source, or extraction and is used to indicate that something comes from or is derived from a particular place or material. In this sense, kasvosta translates roughly as “from the face.”

The form appears mainly in technical or descriptive language, including anatomical, medical, and scientific contexts, where it is necessary to specify the source or origin of a sample, finding, or feature. It is less common in everyday conversation, where simpler expressions are usually preferred.

Examples of use include phrases such as kasvoista otettu koepala, meaning a biopsy taken from the face, which demonstrates how kasvosta is combined with verbs of extraction or sampling. Kasvosta otetut näytteet voivat olla tärkeitä tutkimuksissa illustrates how the plural/compound form can convey information derived from facial sources in research settings. Other contexts may refer to information or observations originating from the face, often in medical descriptions or dermatological reports.

Etymology derives directly from kasvo (face) with the standard Finnish elative suffix -sta, reflecting a broad pattern in Finnish of indicating origin or source from a noun’s base form.

See also: Finnish grammar, elative case, noun cases in Finnish, medical Finnish terminology.