loistaa (“to glitter, shine”) +‎ -o

• IPA^(key): /ˈloi̯sto/, [ˈlo̞i̯s̠to̞]
• Rhymes: -oisto
• Syllabification^(key): lois‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): lois‧to

loisto

1. glitter, gleam, shine
2. (nautical) A beacon equipped with light, often showing different colours to different directions and blinking according to a recognizable pattern.
3. splendor, glory, luster

   Ludvig XIV:n hovin loisto ― the splendor of the court of Louis XIV

4. (in compounds) luxury

   loistoristeilijä ― luxury cruiser

   loistohuvila ― luxury villa

5. (in compounds) synonym of loistava (“excellent, superb”)

   Olen loistotuulella.

   I'm on excellent mood.

   Hän on loistokaveri.

   He's a superb buddy.

• “loisto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

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