Kimmeltävän

Kimmeltävän is the genitive singular form of the Finnish present active participle kimmeltävä, which means sparkling or glittering. It is derived from the verb kimmeltää, “to glitter” or “to sparkle,” and functions as an attributive participle in noun phrases. The form kimmeltävän is used to modify a noun that is in the genitive case, for example in phrases such as kimmeltävän veden pinta (“the surface of the sparkling water”) or kimmeltävän lumen hohto (“the gleam of the glittering snow”).

In general, kimmeltävä as a participle can appear in various case endings to form different phrases: nominative kimmeltävä vesi (the sparkling water), partitive kimmeltävää vettä (some sparkling water), genitive kimmeltävän veden (of the sparkling water), and so on. The word is common in descriptive or literary Finnish, where it conveys a vivid, shimmering effect.

Usage notes:

- It remains a descriptive modifier and is not usually used as a standalone noun.

- It is one of several related forms with similar meaning, such as kimaltava or hohtava, which can be chosen for stylistic nuance.

See also: kimmeltävä, kimaltava, hohtava.