Kiviseksi
Kiviseksi is a Finnish word-form used to express turning into stone or taking on a stone-like state. It is formed from the noun kivi (stone) with the translative suffix -ksi, which in Finnish marks a change of state or transformation into the stated condition. The form is not a separate lexical item but a grammatical inflection of the word kivi.
In practice, kiviseksi is most commonly seen in predicative constructions with verbs of change, such as muuttaa
Grammatical notes: the suffix -ksi marks the translative case in Finnish, signaling a change of state. The
Kiviseksi may appear in literature and descriptive writing to evoke transformation, petrification, or a dramatic shift
See also: translative case, Finnish grammar, kivi, transformation verbs, petrification in literature.