Turvonneita

Turvonneita is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the partitive plural form of the past participle turvonnut, itself derived from the verb turvota, meaning to swell or become swollen. As an adjective, turvonnut describes a swelling state, and turvonneita is used when the described nouns are plural and in the partitive case, typically to express indefinite quantity or non-totality.

Morphology and usage

Turvonneita is constructed from the stem turvonn- with the partitive plural ending -eita. It is commonly used with plural nouns in the partitive case, for example in phrases like useita turvonneita käsiä (several swollen hands) or useita turvonneita nilkkoja (several swollen ankles). The form contrasts with turvonneet, the nominative plural form used in predicative clauses such as Kädet olivat turvonneet (The hands were swollen). Turvonneita often appears in medical descriptions, health reporting, and everyday speech when the speaker refers to multiple swollen body parts without asserting totality.

Etymology and related forms

Turvonneita comes from turvonnut, the past participle of turvota. Related terms include turvotus (swelling or edema), which is a noun, and other participial forms such as turvonnutta or turvonneita in different grammatical cases.

See also

Turvotus, Finnish grammar, edema.