Muodostustavan
Muodostustavan is a linguistic concept used to describe how a word is built from a root or other morphemes, with particular relevance to Finnish morphology. In linguistic description, identifying a word’s muodostustavan helps explain its etymology, semantics, and grammatical behavior, and it is commonly indicated in dictionaries and language-learning materials.
The main formation types recognized in Finnish studies are: derivation (johtaminen), where new words are created
In practice, the concept is used in lexicography, pedagogy, and research to trace how terms enter the
See also: Finnish morphology, word formation, inflection, derivation, compounding.