arvottua

Arvottua is a Finnish linguistic form, specifically the partitive singular of the past passive participle arvottu, which comes from the verb arpoa meaning “to draw by lot.” The form arvottu denotes that something has been drawn or selected by lottery. In everyday usage, arvottua describes items or entities that have undergone the drawing process, such as prizes or winners.

As a participial adjective, arvottu is used to modify nouns and can take various inflections to agree with case and number. The partitive form arvottua commonly appears in sentences where the thing described is an indefinite or partial object, for example when referring to a drawn prize in a broader context. Plural forms include arvottuja (drawn, in plural) and arvottuja voittajia (drawn winners), which is typical in news reports or official statements about lotteries or competitions.

Use in Finnish tends to be concentrated in contexts involving draws, raffles, or lotteries, but arvottua can also appear in more general descriptions of items that have been selected by chance. Because it is a participial form, arvottua does not function as a standalone noun; rather, it modifies nouns or appears in predicative constructions as part of a larger clause.

Etymologically, arvottu derives from arpoa (“to draw by lot”) and the related noun arvonta (“drawing, lottery”). The related forms arvonta and arpoa are commonly encountered in Finnish discussions of games of chance, prizes, and contest results. See also arpoa, arvonta, and lotta-related terms.