Erimuotoisen

Erimuotoisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective erimuotoinen, which means "of different form" or "varying in form." The adjective describes objects, designs, or concepts that exist in several shapes or variants. It is part of the -oinen class of Finnish adjectives and declines like other members of that group.

Declension (illustrative forms):

- Nominative singular: erimuotoinen

- Genitive singular: erimuotoisen

- Partitive singular: erimuotoista

- Nominative plural: erimuotoiset

- Genitive plural: erimuotoisten

- Partitive plural: erimuotoisia

Usage and examples:

Erimuotoisen is used to modify a noun in genitive or within constructions that require that form. It is common in product descriptions, design contexts, and technical writing to indicate variability in form. Examples: Tuotteet voivat olla erimuotoisia. Kappaleet voivat olla erimuotoisia, kuten neliönmuotoisia ja ympyrämuotoisia. Erimuotoisen esineen suunnittelussa on otettava huomioon sekä käyttötarkoitus että muoto.

Etymology:

The form is built from eri- meaning "different" and muotoinen meaning "shaped," with the standard adjectival suffix -oinen, which yields the genitive singular erimuotoisen.

See also:

- erimuotoinen

- muoto (form)

- eri- (prefix expressing difference)

- monimuotoinen (multiform)

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