Jäämiä

Jäämä, in Finnish, is a noun meaning what remains of something after part of it has been removed, consumed, or processed. The word covers physical leftovers such as scraps or residues, as well as more abstract remnants or traces that stay behind after an event or action. Jäämiä is the partitive plural form of jäämä and is used when referring to an unspecified quantity of leftovers, leftovers, or residual pieces.

The term is common in everyday language and can be applied across different contexts. In cooking or food contexts, jäämiä refers to leftovers on a plate or in a container. In construction, manufacturing, or nature, it can describe scraps, fragments, or other materials left over after a larger whole has been worked on. Figuratively, jäämiä may denote traces or indications that remain after a process, such as evidence or remnant signs of prior conditions.

Etymologically, jäämiä derives from the verb jäädä, meaning to stay or be left behind, with the noun-forming suffix -mä. The singular form jäämä refers to a single remaining part, while jäämiä is its grammatically appropriate plural in the partitive case. A closely related concept is jäännös, which also means remainder but is used in slightly different stylistic or technical contexts.

See also: jäännös, jäämä, leftovers (general reference to remnants and residues).