Iteratiivisiksi

Iteratiivisiksi is a Finnish grammatical term describing a specific translative plural form of the adjective iteratiivinen, meaning iterative. It denotes becoming into an iterative state or quality and is primarily used in linguistic descriptions rather than everyday language. The form is used with plural nouns in contexts where something is described as transforming into an iterative characteristic.

In use, iteratiivisiksi appears in predicates that express change, often with verbs such as muuttua or tulla. For example: Lauseet ovat muuttuneet iteratiivisiksi. Termit ovat muuttuneet iteratiivisiksi. In these sentences, the plural translative ending -iksi marks the transformation into the plural, iterative quality.

A note on related forms: the singular translative form is iteratiiviseksi (into an iterative) used with singular noun phrases. The adverbial form iteratiivisesti means “in an iterative manner,” which is distinct from the adjectival translative plural form iteratiivisiksi. The concept appears most often in linguistic analysis, typology, or discussions of how languages encode state changes in adjectives.

Etymology and morphology: iteratiivisiksi is built from the base adjective iteratiivinen, with the translative plural ending -iksi. This contrasts with other Finnish translative forms, which similarly express a change of state into a plural property.

See also: iteratiivinen, iteratiivisesti, iteraatio.