Välkkyvinä

Välkkyvinä is a Finnish word that translates to "twinkling" or "flashing" in English. It is the plural adessive form of the adjective välkkyvä, which itself derives from the verb välkkyä, meaning to twinkle, flash, or gleam.

The word välkkyvinä is used to describe multiple things that are emitting intermittent or rapidly changing light. For example, one might refer to välkkyvinä valoina (twinkling lights) or välkkyvinä tähtiä (twinkling stars). It can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is fleeting or rapidly changing, though this usage is less common.

The adessive case in Finnish, indicated by the suffix -nä for this particular adjective form, signifies being on, at, or by something. Therefore, välkkyvinä implies a state or quality of being in conjunction with the twinkling or flashing. For instance, "taivas oli täynnä välkkyvinä tähtiä" translates to "the sky was full of twinkling stars." The word captures a dynamic visual quality of light that is not constant but rather appears and disappears or changes intensity rhythmically.