Vuotoinen

Vuotoinen is a Finnish adjective meaning leaky or having a leak. It is formed from the noun vuoto, meaning leak or discharge, with the adjectival suffix -nen. The form is relatively uncommon in everyday language; more frequent expressions for describing leaking things are vuotava (leaking) and vuotanut (leaked). Vuotoinen may appear in dictionaries, descriptive or technical writing, and in contexts where a more formal or specific descriptor is desired.

Usage and scope

In practical use, vuotoinen describes objects or systems characterized by leakage. It can appear in technical or engineering-style descriptions where a stable trait is emphasized, for example in inventories or specifications. In ordinary conversation, speakers typically opt for vuotaa or vuotava to express current leakage. Because vuotoinen is less common, it is often encountered in written rather than spoken Finnish.

Examples

Esimerkkejä include phrases like vuotoinen hana (a leaky faucet) or vuotoinen letku (a leaky hose). In such contexts, vuotoinen functions as a state descriptor rather than an action, aligning with other -nen adjectives formed from nouns.

Related terms

Related Finnish forms include vuoto (leak, discharge) and vuotaa (to leak). Common descriptive alternatives are vuotava (leaking) and vuotanut (leaked). The choice between these forms depends on register and whether the emphasis is on the ongoing condition or on a completed event.

See also

Vuoto, vuotaa, vuotava, vuotanut.