Viileämpiä

Viileämpiä is the Finnish plural partitive form of the adjective viileä in the comparative degree. It literally means “cooler (ones)” and is used to describe a plural noun in the partitive case or to refer to an indefinite amount of items that are cooler or more stylish than others. The form appears with nouns in the partitive plural, for example viileämpiä vaatteita (cooler clothes) or viileämpiä ilmoja (cooler weathers).

Morphology and usage

The base adjective is viileä. The comparative suffix is -mpi, giving viileämpi. In plural partitive, the ending becomes -ä, resulting in viileämpiä. This form does not stand alone as a noun; it modifies a noun phrase and agrees in number and case with that noun. It can describe physical temperature as well as figurative meanings such as style or deservingness of “coolness,” depending on context.

Examples

Nämä farkut ovat viileämpiä kuin nuo. (These jeans are cooler than those.)

Viileämpiä ilmoja on odotettavissa viikonlopuksi. (Cooler weather is expected for the weekend.)

In everyday speech, viileä can also convey “cool” in a stylistic sense, so viileämpiä may describe more stylish or trendy items when used with appropriate nouns.

Notes

Viileämpiä, like other comparative plural forms, relies on a following noun in partitive plural or an implied plural reference. Its precise meaning—physical coolness versus figurative coolness—depends on the surrounding context. See also other Finnish comparative forms and the adjective viileä.