Elastisiksi

Elastisiksi is a Finnish linguistic form and a general adjective form meaning “into an elastic state” when used after a verb of becoming. Specifically, elastisiksi is the translative plural form of the adjective elastinen (elastic), and it is used to describe a change of state for multiple items or subjects.

In Finnish, the translative case (ending in -ksi) indicates becoming or transformation. The singular form is elastiseksi (into an elastic state), while the plural form elastisiksi is used with plural subjects. Examples include: Se muuttui elastiseksi. (It became elastic.) Ne muuttuvat elastisiksi. (They are becoming elastic / They have become elastic.)

Origins and usage

Elastinen derives from languages of Western Europe and ultimately from Greek through Latin and other intermediaries, with the meaning related to capable of being stretched. In modern Finnish, elastinen and its inflected forms describe physical properties such as elasticity in materials, tissues, or other contexts involving stretchability and pliability.

Contexts and note

Elastisiksi commonly appears in scientific, technical, and everyday descriptions of materials, fabrics, biological tissues, and structural components where a change in elasticity is being asserted. It can also appear in metaphorical uses to describe flexibility or adaptability, though the primary sense remains physical or material.

Related forms

- Elastinen (elastic)

- Elastiseksi (singular translative form)

- Elastiset (plural adjective, basic attribute)

See also

- Translative case in Finnish grammar

- Elasticity in materials science

- Finnish adjectives and inflection patterns