Illatiivisesta

Illatiivisesta is a Finnish linguistic term that refers to the elative singular form of the adjective illatiivinen. In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify, and illatiivinen means "illative-related" or "pertaining to the illative." The elative singular form illatiivisesta is produced by attaching the elative ending -sta/-stä to the stem illatiivinen, with vowel harmony determining the exact ending.

The elative case expresses movement away from something or origin, and adjectives used in this case take corresponding endings to agree with the noun they describe. Therefore, illatiivisesta functions as the adjective in the elative singular, as in phrases where a noun is in elative and described by the illatiivinen adjective. For example, illatiivisesta muodosta can be read as “from the illative form,” with illatiivisesta modifying muodosta, which is in the elative singular.

Usage of illatiivisesta is primarily confined to linguistic descriptions, grammar explanations, and dictionaries, where precise case and mood labeling are required. It is part of the broader set of term forms around illatiivi (illative) and illatiivinen (illative-related).

See also: illatiivi (illative), illatiivinen (illative-related adjective).