Aromaattisempaa

Aromaattisempaa is a Finnish adjective form meaning more aromatic or more fragrant. It is the comparative form of aromaattinen (aromatic), and is used to express a greater degree of fragrance or scent than another item. In Finnish, the comparative is typically aromaattisempi, and aromaattisempaa is the partitive singular form used in contexts where the modified noun is in the partitive case or where the partitive is required by syntax, such as with certain indefinites or negations.

Morphology and usage notes: The base adjective aromaattinen combines with the comparative suffix -empi to form aromaattisempi. The corresponding partitive singular is aromaattisempaa. This form occurs when describing a noun in the partitive, for example in phrases like aromaattisempaa kahvia (more aromatic coffee) or aromaattisempaa tuoksua (more aromatic fragrance). Finnish also uses adverbial and other comparative constructions with related forms, such as aromaattisemmin for “more aromatically.” In everyday language, aromaattisempaa mainly appears in descriptive writing about food, drinks, perfumes, and other scented contexts.

Etymology: The word derives from aroma, borrowed from European languages, combined with the Finnish adjective-forming suffix -ttinen and the comparative suffix -empi.

See also: aromaattinen, tuoksu, maku.