Pitkähköstä

Pitkähköstä is a Finnish adjective derived from "pitkä," meaning long. The suffix "-hkö-" indicates a diminutive or somewhat lessened degree, and the "-stä" ending signifies the elative case, meaning "from" or "out of." Therefore, "pitkähköstä" translates to "from something somewhat long" or "out of a somewhat long object/period."

In usage, pitkähköstä often appears in contexts describing a duration or a physical dimension that is not excessively long but noticeably so. For example, one might speak of a "pitkähköstä odotuksesta" (from a somewhat long wait) or a "pitkähköstä matkasta" (from a somewhat long journey). The adjective suggests a length that falls between short and very long, implying a moderate or unremarkable extension. It carries a sense of mildness, as opposed to an extreme or definitive "long." The elative case indicates movement away from, or origin within, such a "somewhat long" entity. This grammatical construction is common in Finnish for expressing separation or source.