erivärisestä

Erivärisestä is the elative singular form of the Finnish adjective erivärinen, which means multicolored or variegated. The term is used to describe objects, patterns, or materials that display different colors. It derives from eri- (different, various) and väri (color), with the common adjective suffix -inen.

In Finnish, adjectives decline like nouns. For erivärinen, the basic forms include nominative erivärinen, genitive erivärisen, partitive eriväristä, inessive erivärisessä, and elative erivärisestä. Erivärisestä is therefore the elative singular form and is used to indicate origin or source from a multicolored thing, for example erivärisestä kankaasta = from a multicolored fabric.

Usage and nuance: erivärinen and erivärisestä emphasize color variation rather than merely “colorful.” They are more common in descriptive or literary contexts and in discussions of materials, patterns, or natural phenomena where the variety of colors is a notable feature. In everyday speech, synonyms such as värikäs (colorful) or monivärinen (multi-colored) are often more common, while erivärinen/erivärisestä may convey a slightly more formal or precise sense of variegation.

Examples:

- Kangas on leikattu erivärisestä kankaasta. (The fabric is cut from a multicolored fabric.)

- Erivärisestä kuvioinnista huolimatta kuosi on harmoninen. (Despite the variegated pattern, the design is harmonious.)

- Puserot valmistetaan erivärisestä kankaasta. (The blouses are made from multicolored fabric.)