esimerkinomaisessa

Esimerkinomaisessa is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective esimerkinomainen, meaning exemplary or model. Specifically, esimerkinomaisessa is the inessive singular form used to modify a noun in the inessive case, conveying the sense of doing or existing “in an exemplary manner” or “in an exemplary sense.” It is typically found in descriptive or evaluative writing.

Etymology and morphology: The base esimerkinomainen is built from the noun esimerkki (example) with the adjectival suffix -mainen, which yields a word meaning exemplary. When inflected for case, the adjective takes the usual Finnish endings; esimerkinomaisessa combines the stem with the inessive suffix -ssa/-ssä to express location or manner, here roughly translating to “in an exemplary manner.” The form is most often seen with a following noun, for example esimerkinomaisessa käytännössä (in an exemplary practice) or esimerkinomaisessa järjestyksessä (in exemplary order).

Usage: Esimerkinomaisessa is relatively formal and common in written Finnish, especially in analytical, descriptive, or evaluative contexts. It contrasts with more everyday alternatives such as esimerkillinen (exemplary) in attributive position or phrases using adverbs to express manner. The word helps frame observations as standards or models rather than mere descriptions.

Examples:

- Tämän tutkimuksen tulokset ovat esimerkinomaisessa käytännön tasolla sovellettavissa.

- Uudessa ohjeistuksessa pyritään esimerkinomaisessa järjestyksessä toteuttamaan kaikki vaiheet.

See also: esimerkillinen, kielitoimistonkieltoimisto usage norms.