Nimellinen

Nimellinen is a Finnish adjective that denotes something related to a name or defined by its name. In everyday language it can mean nominal or formal. In technical contexts it is used to distinguish values or measurements stated in currency from those adjusted for price changes. The word is formed from the noun nimi (name) with the adjectival suffix -ellinen, and it is widely used in compound terms such as nimellisarvo and nimellinen hinta.

In economics and statistics, nimellinen arvo refers to a value expressed in monetary units without inflation adjustment. For example, a nimellinen palkka is the amount earned in current money. By contrast, real values (reaalinen arvo) are adjusted for inflation to reflect purchasing power. Distinguishing nominal and real measures helps interpret economic trends over time and across different price levels.

Outside finance, nimellinen appears in various technical terms to indicate things defined by a label, title, or nominal category. The term reflects its etymological connection to nimi and its productive use in Finnish vocabulary to form adjectives describing nominal or named concepts. Overall, nimellinen functions as a flexible descriptor across disciplines, most notably in economics and official statistics.