maastoista

Maastoista is the elative plural form of maasto, a Finnish noun meaning terrain, landscape, or ground. The elative case expresses origin or source, and the plural form maastoista means “from terrains” or “out of various terrains.” It is a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical item.

Maastoista is commonly used in scientific, geographic, ecological, forestry, and field-work contexts. It is employed when describing data, observations, samples, or materials that originate in different landscapes rather than from a single location. For example, “Tutkimus perustuu maastoista kerättyyn aineistoon” translates to “The study is based on material collected from field sites.” The phrase can also describe the diversity of terrain within a region, as in “maastoista koostuva alue” (an area made up of terrains).

Usage notes:

- Maastoista contrasts with maastosta (from the terrain, singular) and with maastot (terrains, nominative plural). The form maastoista is specifically the elative plural, indicating origin from multiple terrains.