Riippuvaisempaa

Riippuvaisempaa is a Finnish linguistic form meaning “more dependent.” It is the partitive singular form of the comparative adjective riippuvaisempi, which itself comes from the base riippuvainen, meaning dependent or reliant. The word is used to describe a higher degree of dependency in people, organizations, systems, or conditions.

Morphology and usage

In Finnish, adjectives modify nouns and decline for case. The comparative riippuvaisempi expresses a greater level of dependence, and when used with a noun in the partitive case, the adjective takes the partitive singular form, producing riippuvaisempaa. This form often appears with mass or indefinite nouns, or in constructions where the noun is in the partitive.

Contexts

Riippuvaisempaa can describe economic or social reliance, such as dependence on external funding, resources, or support networks, as well as psychological or organizational dependence. It is commonly found in analytical writing, policy discussions, and academic texts that compare different states of reliance.

Relation to related terms

Riippuvaisempaa is closely related to riippuvaisuus (dependency) and riippuvainen (dependent). The term is part of a family of Finnish expressions used to discuss degrees of reliance and autonomy in various domains, from individuals to institutions.

Notes

Because it is a grammatical form, riippuvaisempaa functions within sentences according to standard Finnish case rules and is not a separate lexical entry beyond the comparative riippuvaisempi.