Operaatoiksi

Operaatoiksi is the plural translative form of the Finnish noun operaatio (operation). The translative case expresses a change of state, designation, or role, roughly translating to “into operations” or “as operations” in English. In practical Finnish, operaatoiksi is used when multiple entities are described as operations or when something is transformed into operations.

Morphology and form: Operaatoiksi is the plural translative form of operaatio. The corresponding singular translative is operaatioksi. The form appears in formal or technical contexts where items are being defined as or converted into several operations.

Usage and contexts: Operaatoiksi is most commonly found in technical, scientific, or planning texts. It can appear when enumerating or reclassifying elements as a group of operations, or when describing a process that is decomposed into several operational steps. For example, a description might state that “prosessin vaiheet voidaan määritellä operaatoiksi,” meaning that the steps of a process can be defined as operations.

Etymology: The word operaatoiksi derives from operaatio (operation), which comes from the Latin operatio through the historical influence of French opération. The translative suffix -ksi marks a transformation or designation, with -iksi indicating plural form in this case.

See also: operaation, operaatioksi, translatiivinen case, Finnish grammar, formation of noun plurals in Finnish.