elatiivivormile

Elatiivivormile is a term used in Finnish linguistic descriptions to refer to the elative form within the noun inflection system, particularly when discussing forms that express origin or source. The elative is one of the locative cases in Finnish, used to indicate movement from inside something or, more broadly, origin. Its common singular ending is -sta or -stä, with plural forms such as -ista or -istä in many patterns, depending on vowel harmony and noun class. For example, talosta means from the house (singular), taloista means from the houses (plural).

In grammar discussions, elatiivivormile serves as a label for the set of endings that produce the elative meaning. It is not a separate word in a sentence but a named inflectional form. The elative interacts with other inflectional categories such as number, definiteness, and, in some descriptions, certain determiner-like elements when forming phrases or clauses.

Usage of the elative is wide across syntactic contexts. It appears in simple phrases indicating source or origin, in prepositional or postpositional constructions, and in dependent clauses where origin or separation needs to be expressed. The exact shape of the elative endings can vary with dialect, standard language norms, and the surrounding phonology of the noun.

See also: Finnish grammar, elatiivi (elative case), locative cases in Finnish, inessiivi, illatiivi, adessiivi, ablatiivi, allatiivi, abessiivi. These related forms comprise the broader system of case endings used to express location, direction, and source in Finnish.