Tähdenmuotoista

Tähdenmuotoista is the partitive form of the Finnish adjective tähdenmuotoinen, meaning star-shaped. The compound is formed from tähti (star) and muoto (shape) with the suffix -inen to create an adjective. The partitive form tähdenmuotoista is used when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case or when referring to an indeterminate amount of star-shaped objects.

In usage, tähdenmuotoista describes objects or patterns that resemble a star. It is common in design, art and scientific descriptions. Examples include phrases like tähdenmuotoista kuviota (star-shaped pattern), tähdenmuotoista korua (star-shaped jewelry) or tähdenmuotoista massaa (star-shaped material in a non-specific sense). In biology and crystallography the term may describe shapes that radiate from a center point, for example tähdenmuotoisia soluja (star-shaped cells) in plural, or its partitive form in sentences like näen tähdenmuotoista solua (I see a star-shaped cell).

The term is standard Finnish and appears in dictionaries and descriptive texts. It does not denote a separate technical term beyond the ordinary meaning of star-shaped; context determines whether it refers to a literal geometric shape or a figurative description.