Kelluvassa

Kelluvassa is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the present participle kelluva, meaning floating. The word is formed with the inessive suffix -ssa, yielding the sense “in a floating state” or “in the state of floating.” As a participle used adjectivally, kelluvassa can modify a noun or introduce a descriptive phrase, typically in noun phrases or clauses.

Etymology and morphology: kelluva comes from kellua, “to float.” By adding -va, it becomes the present participle “floating.” The inessive suffix -ssa turns the participle into a form meaning “in,” allowing phrases such as kelluvassa tilassa, “in a floating state.” The form kelluvassa is singular and inessive; plural and other cases have corresponding forms (e.g., kelluvissa for “in floating states”). In everyday language kelluvassa is most often part of larger phrases rather than used alone.

Usage: Kelluvassa is common in descriptive or technical Finnish, especially when distinguishing objects that physically float or are suspended in a liquid. Examples: Laiva on kelluvassa tilassa. (“The ship is in a floating state.”) A more complex construction: Laiva kelluvassa tilassa oleva vanha rautaromukasa lisensoi navigoinnin. In natural contexts, kelluva is more frequent when describing the quality (floating) and kelluvassa tilassa when specifying the state location.

See also: kellua, kelluva, kelluva participle, inessive case. The term is primarily a grammatical form rather than a separate concept, used to express state and location of floating objects.

Notes: Kelluvassa is a specialized form most often encountered in descriptive prose, technical descriptions, or linguistic explanations of Finnish morphology.