Riisuttuja

Riisuttuja is a Finnish word that functions as an adjective in its plural partitive form. It is the plural partitive form of the past participle riisuttu, which comes from the verb riisua meaning to undress, strip off, or figuratively to deprive someone of something. As a modifier, riisuttuja describes nouns that have undergone the action of being stripped or removed.

In usage, riisuttuja can refer to something that has literally been stripped away, such as clothing, or to something that has been taken away in a figurative sense, such as rights, privileges, or possessions. The form is used when the noun it modifies is plural and in the partitive case, which is common in Finnish when the quantity is indefinite or when the action is viewed as affecting a non-specified amount of items.

Grammatically, riisuttuja is the partitive plural inflection of riisuttu. The corresponding singular form is riisuttu (nominative), and the related nominal forms vary with case and number like other adjectives derived from participles. The term appears in descriptive writing as well as in political or social discourse to convey that something has been removed or reduced.

See also: riisua, riisuttu, partiivinen in Finnish grammar.