Erivärisinä

Erivärisinä is a Finnish adjective form used to describe objects that display multiple colors. It corresponds to the English terms multicolored or variegated and is applied when color variation occurs within a single item or across a group of elements. The word conveys a sense of varied coloration rather than uniform color.

Morphology and usage context: erivärisinä is the plural essive form of erivärinen, the base meaning “multicolored.” In Finnish, the essive case expresses a temporary state or appearance, so erivärisinä is used with plural subjects to mean “in multicolored form” or “as multicolored.” This form is common in descriptions of textiles, artwork, natural phenomena, and design where several colors are present.

Contexts and typical examples: The term often appears in descriptions of fabrics, clothing, and decorative items, as well as in natural or geological observations. For example, kankaat ovat erivärisinä (the fabrics are multicolored), höyhenet ovat erivärisinä (the feathers are multicolored), or mineraalit voivat olla erivärisinä kerroksina (minerals may appear as multicolored layers). It is typically used when the emphasis is on color diversity rather than a single dominant hue.

Relation to related terms: erivärinen denotes a single multicolored characteristic, while erivärisinä extends the sense to plural items or multiple elements described as multicolored. The prefix eri- signals variety, and the compound is common in Finnish descriptive language across art, design, and natural science.

See also: multicolored, variegated, color varieties, Finnish adjective inflection.