loistaa
Finnish
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To shine, glow, glare, sparkle (to emit light).
- (intransitive) To excel, shine (to distinguish oneself).
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *glōaną (shine).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*glōaną
Gloss
shine
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fluoriloiste Finnish
- fosforiloiste Finnish
- johtoloisto Finnish
- kukkaloisto Finnish
- loistaminen Finnish
- loistava Finnish
- loistavanvärinen Finnish
- loistavuus Finnish
- loiste Finnish
- loisteaine Finnish
- loistelamppu Finnish
- loisteputki Finnish
- loisto Finnish
- loistoaika Finnish
- loistoauto Finnish
- loistoesimerkki Finnish
- loistohotelli Finnish
- loistokas Finnish
- loistokausi Finnish
- loistorapu Finnish
- loistoristeilijä Finnish
- *ǵʰel- Proto-Indo-European
- *glōaną Proto-Germanic
- glowan Old English
- glōwan Old English
- glóa Old Norse
- gluoen Old High German
- *gluoien Old Dutch
- gloian Old Saxon