interkalatoituvat
Interkalatoituvat (from Finnish *interkalaatio* "intercalation" and *-tuivat* "past passive participle") refer to a linguistic phenomenon observed in the Finnish language, specifically in the context of verb conjugation. This term describes the irregular formation of past tense verbs that incorporate an additional vowel or consonant between the verb stem and the tense suffix. The process is a type of vowel gradation, where the verb stem undergoes a structural change to accommodate the tense suffix.
In Finnish, verbs typically follow a predictable pattern of conjugation, but some irregular verbs deviate from
The phenomenon is not limited to a single verb class but appears sporadically across different verb types,
While *interkalatoituvat* verbs are irregular, they follow a consistent pattern within their own subgroup, making them