Terassimuotoisiksi

Terassimuotoisiksi is a Finnish word form used to express that something has changed into terrace-shaped forms. It represents the translative plural form of the adjective terassimuotoinen, meaning terrace-shaped, and is mainly found in technical or descriptive contexts such as geology, geography, or archaeology.

The word is built from terassi (terrace) and muotoinen (shaped/form), giving terassimuotoinen (terrace-shaped). The suffix -ksi signals a change of state (translative), and the plural ending -iksi yields terassimuotoisiksi, used when referring to multiple items or forms.

In usage, terassimuotoisiksi appears in sentences describing landscapes, rock strata, or other features that have take on step-like terrace forms. It is relatively uncommon in everyday language and is mainly encountered in field reports and scientific writing. Example sentences include: Maanpinta muuttui terassimuotoisiksi, or Tutkimus osoitti, että joki on muuttunut terassimuotoisiksi portaiksi.

Related terms include terassi (terrace), muotoinen (shaped), and the linguistic concepts of muoto ja translatiivinen (translative) case. The form terassimuotoisiksi can be contrasted with singular terassimuotoiseksi or other plural adjectives in the same translative paradigm, depending on the number of referents in the sentence.