Kuviosta

Kuviosta is the elative singular form of the Finnish noun kuvio, which means pattern, figure, motif, or shape. As an inflected form, kuviosta is used to express origin or source—roughly “from the figure” in English—and to indicate information or attributes that come out of a diagram, image, or drawing.

Grammatical notes: In Finnish, the elative case (suffix -sta / -stä) denotes origin, starting point, or source. The singular elative of kuvio is kuviosta, while the plural elative is kuvioista. Other case forms of kuvio include the nominative kuvio, the partitive kuviota, and the genitive kuvion, among others. The word kuviosta commonly appears in discussions about diagrams, graphs, designs, and decorative patterns, especially in mathematical, artistic, or design-oriented texts.

Usage: Kuviosta is typically used when referring to information, features, or properties that are derived from a figure or when describing movement away from or location within a figure. It can also convey that something is found in or obtained from the figure.

Examples:

- From the figures, symmetry can be inferred: Kuvioista voidaan päätellä symmetria.

- The data obtained from the figure supported the conclusions: Kuviosta saatu data tuki tulkintoja.

Related terms include kuvio (the base noun “pattern/figure”) and kuviona (in the form of a figure). The term is primarily a linguistic and descriptive device rather than a standalone technical concept, and its exact interpretation depends on context.

See also: kuvio, elatiive case, Finnish grammar, Finnish mathematics terminology.