Segmentteiksi

Segmentteiksi is a Finnish translative plural form of the noun segmentti, meaning into segments. It is used to express a transformation or change of something into several segments or into a set of segments. The term appears in contexts where a whole is divided or categorized into smaller parts.

Formation and grammar: The base word is segmentti (segment). The plural nominative is segmentit. The translative plural, which marks change into a state or condition, is segmentteiksi. This form is used with a plural subject, for example: "Kokonaisuus jaetaan segmentteiksi" (The whole is divided into segments). By contrast, the singular translative would be "segmentiksi" (into a segment).

Usage and examples: Segmentteiksi is common in technical, mathematical, and data-processing language. It describes processes such as dividing data sets, partitioning a structure, or organizing content into discrete parts. Example usage: "Tiedot jaetaan segmentteiksi ja jokainen segmentti analysoidaan erikseen" (The data are divided into segments and each segment is analyzed separately). The translative plural emphasizes the result of a transformation into multiple segments rather than a physical location.

Etymology and related forms: Segmentteiksi derives from segmentti with the plural ending -t and the translative ending -iksi. Related forms include segmentti (segment), segmentit (segments), segmentiksi (into a segment), and segmentointi (segmentation).

See also: segmentti, segmentointi.