Kutiavaa

Kutiavaa is a Finnish adjective meaning itchy, used to describe the sensation of itch or conditions that cause itching. It is derived from the verb kutia, to itch, and formed with the present participle suffix -va. In Finnish, kutiavaa agrees with the noun it modifies and can appear in predicative position after a linking verb, as in “Iho on kutiava” (the skin is itchy), or in attributive position as “kutiava iho” (itchy skin).

The root noun for itch is kutina, a related term used for the sensation itself, while related adjectives include kutiseva. Kutiavaa is common in everyday language and in medical or dermatological descriptions of symptoms. It is not a specialized term, but a standard descriptive word used to convey the presence and degree of itch.

In dictionaries, kutiava is listed as the base form, with inflected variants for number and case. The word contributes to the Finnish vocabulary around somatic sensations and skin conditions, and it appears in both casual speech and clinical contexts to articulate itch-related experiences.