Karuuntuneita

Karuuntuneita is the plural participial form of the Finnish verb karuuntua and is used to describe things that have become rough, weathered, or coarse as a result of aging, exposure to the elements or similar processes. The root karu means rough or barren; karuuntua means to roughen or become rough. The participial forms include karuuntunut (singular) and karuuntuneet (nominative plural), with karuuntuneita serving as the partitive or accusative plural. In Finnish, karuuntuneita is commonly used with nouns in contexts such as geology, architecture and descriptive prose to convey a sense of texture and history.

Usage examples:

Kallioperän karuuntuneet pinnat kertovat pitkäaikaisesta sään vaikutuksesta.

Vanhojen rakennusten karuuntuneet julkisivut ovat korjaustarpeessa.

Näytteet osoittivat karuuntuneita pintoja.

Etymology and grammar:

The word is formed from the adjective karu (rough) plus the verb suffix -untua, yielding the participial stem karuuntunut, from which the plural forms arise. Karuuntuneita marks plural in the partitive or accusative case, typically when describing objects or features within a larger phrase or clause. Related terms include karuuntua (to roughen) and karuuntuminen (roughening).