Samankaltaisilta

Samankaltaisilta is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective samankaltainen, meaning similar. It is the plural elative form used to indicate origin or source from entities that are similar. In use, samankaltaisilta accompanies a plural noun in the elative case, as in “samankaltaisilta ihmisiltä” or “samankaltaisilta yrityksiltä,” meaning “from similar people” or “from similar companies.”

Morphologically, samankaltaisilta is formed by taking the stem samankaltais- and adding the plural elative suffix -ilta, which marks origin from multiple similar entities. This form is part of a broader pattern where adjectives ending in -inen decline to match number and case with the noun they modify. The elative plural contrasts with other forms such as samankaltaiset (nominative plural) or samankaltaisia (partitive plural), which serve different grammatical functions.

Usage and nuance: samankaltaisilta is used when the speaker wants to emphasize that the source or origin comes from a group of entities that share similarities with others already known or being compared. It often appears in reports, summaries, or analyses where findings are drawn from groups deemed similar in characteristics or circumstances.

Common considerations: because Finnish adjectives must agree with their nouns in number and case, samankaltaisilta will pair with a plural noun in the elative case. When the intended meaning is “similar to X” rather than “from similar ones,” other forms of samankaltaisen or samankaltaista may be appropriate.

See also: samankaltainen, samankaltaiset, samankaltaisia.

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