Jauheksi

Jauheksi is a translative form in Finnish that conveys a change of state, indicating that something has been turned into powder. It is derived from the noun jauhe (powder) with the translative suffix -ksi, which signals a transformation into the stated form.

In standard Finnish, the conventional spelling is jauheeksi, used to express “into powder.” Jauheksi is considered nonstandard in modern language usage and may appear in older texts, dialects, or casual speech. The form highlights the result of a processing step rather than the process itself. For example, a manufacturing or cooking context might say that a material was ground into powder: Vilja murskattiin jauheeksi. In dialectal or historical writings, you might encounter jauheksi, but contemporary Finnish guidance typically prefers jauheeksi.

Usage notes: Jauheksi (or jauheeksi) often follows verbs of processing, grinding, crushing, or grinding down materials to a powdered state. It is part of the broader translative pattern in Finnish, which includes forms such as muuttua jauheeksi (to become powder) or muuttaa aine jauheeksi (to convert a substance into powder). The concept is common across fields like chemistry, pharmacology, food production, and winemaking, where identifying a product in its powdered form is important.

See also: translative case, Finnish grammar, jauhe (powder), pulverization.

Overall, jauheksi serves as a linguistic marker for turning something into powder, with jauheeksi being the normative form in modern Finnish.