Synteettisiksi

Synteettisiksi is a Finnish translative plural form of the adjective synteettinen, meaning synthetic or man-made. In Finnish grammar, the translative case expresses a change into a state or role, and the plural ending -iksi is used for multiple items. Therefore synteettisiksi translates roughly to “as synthetic” or “into synthetic (forms)”, indicating that substances, materials, or concepts are being described as becoming or being treated as synthetic.

In usage, synteettisiksi appears in contexts such as chemistry, materials science, and pharmacology, where discussions involve products or compounds manufactured to be synthetic rather than natural. It can denote a transformation, designation, or classification into a synthetic category. For example, aine muuttui synteettiseksi means “the substance became synthetic,” and tutkimus keskittyy synteettisiksi muutettuihin yhdisteisiin refers to a study focusing on chemically or artificially altered compounds.

Etymology traces synteettinen to the broader root relating to synthesis, with the form synteettisiksi adapting to Finnish translative plural morphology. The word is common in formal or technical Finnish and is often paired with nouns such as aines, materiaali, yhdiste, or polttoaine to describe state or designation.

See also synteettinen, which covers the base meaning of synthetic, and syntetisoida, to synthesize. Synteettisiksi is primarily a grammatical form used to express change into a synthetic state or role in plural contexts.