Kytkimiltä

Kytkimiltä is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun kytkin, meaning a switch or device. In standard Finnish, kytkimiltä is used to indicate origin or source from multiple switches or devices. The form is common in technical and industrial language when describing data, signals, or actions that originate from switches. For example, Kytkimiltä saadut mittaustulokset osoittivat jännitteen vaihteluita, meaning “The measurement results obtained from the switches showed voltage fluctuations.” Another example is Kytkimiltä tulevat signaalit, referring to signals coming from switches.

Morphology and usage: The base word is kytkin. Its nominative plural is kytkimet, and its elative plural is kytkimiltä. The elative suffix -ltä (with plural -et) attaches to the plural stem to produce from-origin phrases. This pattern is an example of the Finnish elative case used in plural form to denote source or origin in technical contexts.

Context and nuance: Kytkimiltä is primarily a grammatical tool for indicating origin from hardware components in sentences about measurements, signals, or control actions. It is less commonly used outside technical writing, but remains correct and clear in appropriate contexts.

See also: kytkin, elatiivi, Finnish grammar notes on the elative case.