Eksoottisempia

Eksoottisempia is a Finnish adjective form meaning “more exotic.” It is the plural partitive form of eksoottisempi, the comparative of eksoottinen (exotic). In Finnish, adjectives decline for number and case, and eksoottisempia is used with a plural noun in partitive, as in eksoottisempia lajeja (more exotic species) or eksoottisempia maita (more exotic countries).

Etymology and related forms: Eksoottinen originates from borrowed forms, commonly traced to Swedish exotisk, which in turn comes from a Latin/Greek-root meaning foreign or out of the ordinary. The comparative suffix -isempi forms eksoottisempi, and its plural partitive is eksoottisempia. Related words include eksoottisuus (exoticness/exotic quality) and eksoottisesti (exotically).

Usage: Eksoottisempia describes a comparison where one set of items is judged to be more exotic than another. It is frequently used in travel writing, botany, gastronomy, and cultural descriptions. As with many value-laden terms, its use can imply subjective judgments about what is considered exotic, so it should be applied with awareness of cultural context and avoiding overly simplistic stereotypes.

Examples:

- Eksoottisempia lajeja havaittiin suojelualueella.

- Matkailijat etsivät eksoottisempia kohteita.

- Tarjolla oli eksoottisempia ruokia kuin edellisessä illallisessa.

See also: eksoottinen, eksoottisuus, eksoottisesti.

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