Liikkeittäin

Liikkeittäin is a Finnish adverb derived from the noun liike, meaning movement or motion, with the suffix -ittäin. It is used to indicate that something is organized, described, or analyzed by movements or in terms of individual moves, rather than as a whole or in a continuous sense. The form belongs to a broader family of adverbs that express distribution or sequencing, such as ryhmittäin or osittain.

Usage and context

Liikkeittäin appears mainly in technical, scientific, or descriptive prose where processes, motions, or events are considered one movement at a time. It can describe the manner of analysis, presentation, or categorization that is based on distinct motions. In biomechanics, anatomy, dance, or experimental psychology, for example, results or observations might be reported liikkeittäin to emphasize that each movement is evaluated separately rather than as a combined sequence.

Examples

- Taulukossa tapahtumat esitetään liikkeittäin: ensin liike A, sitten liike B. (In the table, the events are presented by movement: first movement A, then movement B.)

- Tutkimuksessa vasemman ja oikean käden liikkeet analysoitiin liikkeittäin. (In the study, the movements of the left and right hand were analyzed separately by movement.)

Relation to related terms

Liikkeittäin is related to other distribution or categorization terms in Finnish, such as ryhmittäin (by groups) or osittain (partly), but specifically emphasizes the division by individual movements or motions. It is primarily a formal or technical term and may be less common in everyday language.

See also

liike, -ittäin, ryhmittäin