Poimittua

Poimittua is a Finnish word formed as the singular partitive form of the past passive participle poimittu, based on the verb poimia meaning to pick or harvest. It describes something that has been picked or gathered and is used within noun phrases either as an attributive modifier or as part of a predicate.

In usage, poimittua functions as a non-finite or finite attribute that signals completion of the picking action while remaining indefinite or partially quantified. Common contexts are descriptions of harvestable items such as berries or fruit. For example: Poimittua marjaa käytetään hillon tekoon meaning that picked berries are used for making jam. Poimittuja marjoja kerättiin torille illustrates the notion of picked berries that were collected for sale.

Morphologically, poimittua is the partitive singular form of the past passive participle poimittu. Its related forms include poimittuja (partitive plural, e.g., poimittuja marjoja “picked berries”) and poimittua can appear with various head nouns in partitive constructions. The form is common in descriptive prose, recipes, food labeling, and journalistic writing when referring to items that have already been gathered.

Etymology and related forms: the base verb poimia yields the past passive participle poimittu, and the partitive singular poimittua is the grammatical form used when the head noun is in partitive or indefinite quantity. The plural form poimittuja serves the corresponding plural constructions.

Notes: Poimittua conveys that the item has been harvested, but does not specify the exact number unless provided by additional context. It is distinct from the finite verb forms and from the present participle poimittu, highlighting completed action related to the noun it modifies.