Dikeiksi

Dikeiksi is a Finnish word-formation that arises from the noun dike combined with the translative suffix -ksi. It is used to express a change of state or a role, roughly corresponding to “into dikes” or “as dikes” in English. When referring to more than one dike, the form dikeiksi is the typical translative plural form in Finnish texts that discuss rock features in a descriptive or scientific context.

Dike as a concept refers to a geological intrusion: a sheet of igneous rock that cuts across existing rock strata. Dikes form when magma is injected into fractures and solidifies. The term is borrowed into Finnish from geology and is commonly found in geoscience literature, maps, and field descriptions.

Usage in Finnish text is largely technical and scientific. Dikeiksi may appear in descriptions of rock formations, geological histories, or comparative studies of intrusive features. As with other translative forms, its exact interpretation depends on the surrounding sentence, but it generally signals a transformation into the state of being dikes or a designation “as dikes” within a discussion of rock bodies.

See also: dike (geology), Finnish translative case, suffix -ksi and -ksi/-iksi variations in Finnish word formation.