muistista

Muistista is the elative singular form of the Finnish noun muisto, which means memory or remembrance. In meaning, muistista roughly translates to “from memory” or “out of memory,” and it is used to indicate the source of information or a recollection that comes from one’s memory rather than from an external source. The form is common in ordinary speech as well as in writing.

Usage and examples

Muistista is typically used with verbs and phrases related to recalling or presenting information derived from memory. Examples include:

- Muistin sen muistista. (I remembered it from memory.)

- Se tuli mieleeni muistista. (It came to mind from memory.)

- Tietoni ovat muististani. (My knowledge comes from memory.)

These constructions show how muistista marks memory as the source of what is being described.

Grammar and notes

Muistista is formed by attaching the elative suffix -sta/-stä to muisto. The elative case expresses origin or source, such as “from” memory. When referring to one’s own memory in a more personal sense, other related forms can be used, for example with possessive suffixes (muististani = from my memory, in my memory), depending on the sentence.

Related terms

Related Finnish words include muisto (memory), muistaa (to remember), and other memory-related expressions. The term muistista is distinctively tied to the memory as a source and is not generally used to refer to computer memory; that sense uses different vocabulary (such as muisti).

See also: muisto, muistaa, muistikirja.