elatiivisen

Elatiivinen is an adjective in Finnish grammar meaning “elative” or “relating to the elative case.” It is used to describe or classify features connected with the elatiivi (the elative case), which marks origin, source, or movement from within a place or thing.

In Finnish, the elative case typically expresses origin or starting point and is marked with endings such as -sta or -stä, as in talosta “from the house.” The elatiivi part of grammar is essential for indicating where something comes from, how something begins, or the source of a sensation or action. The term elatiivinen appears in linguistic descriptions and dictionaries to denote anything pertaining to or describing the elative case, such as “elatiivisen muodon” (the elative form) or “elatiivisen pääteen” (the elative ending).

As an adjective, elatiivinen inflects like other Finnish adjectives. The form elatiivisen is the genitive singular of the adjective, used before a noun in a genitive construction, for example elatiivisen muodon merkitys “the meaning of the elative form.” It can also take other endings to agree with nouns in different cases and numbers, e.g., elatiivinen muoto (nominative), elatiivisen muodon (genitive), elatiivista muotoa (partitive).

The term is primarily encountered in linguistic and educational contexts rather than everyday language. It serves to explain and label grammatical concepts related to the elative case within Finnish grammar.

See also: Finnish grammar, elatiivi, elative case.