Spesifimmästä

Spesifimmästä is a Finnish word-form that is derived from the loanword spesifinen, meaning specific. It functions as the ablative/elative singular form of the superlative adjective that designates the highest degree of specificity, effectively translating to “from the most specific” in English. In Finnish, adjectives agree with nouns in case, and a form like spesifimmästä appears in constructions where the phrase is linked to a noun in the corresponding case.

Etymology and relation to other forms: The underlying adjective is spesifinen (specific), a loanword widely used in technical, scientific, and analytical contexts. The superlative sense is conveyed through a form that yields the meaning “the most specific.” The -stä ending marks a case of origin or source, so spesifimmästä typically occurs in phrases such as “spesifimmästä tapauksesta” (from the most specific case/source). Like other Finnish adjectives, spesifimmäinen and its inflected forms are used to modify nouns and to indicate relative precision or narrowness within a given discussion.

Usage: Spesifimmästä tends to appear in technical writing, research, or discourse where precision and levels of specificity are being discussed. It is part of standard Finnish morphology and illustrates how loanwords can be integrated into the language’s system of degree and case marking. In everyday language, speakers may use more common terms or avoid overly specialized constructions, but spesifimmästä remains correct and understandable in appropriate contexts.

See also: spesifinen, Finnish grammar, comparative and superlative forms in Finnish, case endings in Finnish, ablative/illative suffixes (-stä/-stä).