Maksuiksi

Maksuiksi is a Finnish word formed as the translative case of the noun maksu, meaning payment or fee. In Finnish, the translative case expresses designation, change of state, or the role someone or something takes on, and maksuksi is the form used when something is spoken of as or becoming a payment.

Usage and meaning

Maksuksi is used in formal or legal language to indicate that something is to be regarded as payment, or to describe the transformation of value into a form that counts as payment. It can occur in contracts, official documents, or statements that specify how a settlement, compensation, or consideration should be treated. The sense is close to the English expression “as payment.” The form is typically encountered with singular maksusuoritus (payment made as) or with phrases that designate a particular item or sum as payment.

Morphology and related forms

The base noun is maks u (payment). The translative suffix -ksi marks designation or change of state, yielding maksuksi. Finnish also has other inflected forms of maks u for different cases, but maksuksi is specifically used to convey the idea of becoming or being designated as payment. In plural contexts, the corresponding translative form would be based on the plural stem and generally follows the same translative ending pattern.

Etymology and language notes

Maksuksi derives from maks u with the translative suffix -ksi, the same mechanism that creates phrases like palkaksi (as a salary) or tehtäväksi (as a task). It remains a relatively formal or technical term and is not common in everyday speech outside of legal or administrative contexts.

See also

maksu, maksaa, translative case in Finnish.