Painotetulla

Painotetulla is a Finnish grammatical form used to indicate emphasis or stress. It is the adessive singular form of the adjective painotettu, which derives from the verb painottaa, meaning to emphasize or stress. The form is primarily used in descriptive grammar and linguistic analyses to describe how emphasis is applied in speech or text.

In practice, painotetulla appears in phrases that describe manner or focus, such as painotetulla tavalla (in an emphatic or stressed manner) or painotetulla sanalla (with emphasis on a particular word). In prosody, painotus refers to the placement of stress on syllables, and painotettu describes elements that carry extra weight in meaning or delivery. In written language, emphasis is often indicated by typographic means (bold or italics), while grammarians may discuss the use of focus or given-new information with phrases that include painotetulla.

Etymology: painotetulla is built from the verb painottaa (to emphasize), with the past participle form painotettu and the adessive ending -lla, yielding the meaning “with emphasis” or “in an emphasized way.”

See also: painotus, korostus, painotettu. These related terms cover the broader concept of emphasis in language, including prosodic stress (painotus) and focal emphasis in writing (korostus).