Jauheita

Jauheita is the Finnish plural partitive form of the noun jauhe, meaning powder. Jauhe denotes a loose, finely divided substance produced by grinding, such as spices, pigments, or chemical powders. The term jauheita is used when referring to several powders or an unspecified quantity of powder, especially in catalogs, recipes, and technical texts. It is not typically used for flour, which is usually called jauho.

In everyday language, jauheita appears when discussing multiple powders or generic powder mixtures, for example in phrases like erilaisia jauheita or tarvittavat jauheita. When naming specific powders, Finnish commonly uses compound nouns such as valkosipulijauhe, inkiväärijauhe, and chilijauhe, with the partitive form used for each item in a list (for instance: lisää inkiväärijauhetta ja chilijauhetta).

Etymology: The word jauhe is a native Finnish term; its exact historical origins are not fully established, but it is connected with other Finnic roots related to grinding and powder production. Related verbs include jauhaa (to grind) and the noun jauhe, from which the plural form jauheita is derived.

See also: Jauha, Jauho, Leivinjauhe, Mauste, Kemialliset jauheet.