Tummista

Tummista is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the elative plural form of the adjective tumma, which means dark. In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify in number and case, and the elative plural ending is -ista. The elative case expresses movement or origin from something, often translated as “from” or “out of” in English.

As a form, tummista does not stand alone as a separate dictionary entry; it is used whenever the noun it modifies is plural and in the elative case. This allows phrases such as “tummista tiloista” (from the dark rooms) or “tummista ikkunoista” (from the dark windows) to convey that the source or origin is the darkness.

Usage and nuances: tummista commonly appears in descriptive or literary contexts where the darkness of multiple objects or places is being referred to in terms of origin or source. It is one of several inflected forms that demonstrate how Finnish adjectives agree with their nouns across number and case.

Examples:

- Tummista tiloista paistoi keväinen valo.

- Tummista ikkunoista näkyi luminen maisema.

See also: Finnish grammar, elative case, adjective declension, tumma.