junctioniksi
Junctioniksi is the translative case form of the English noun junction when it is used in Finnish. In Finnish grammar, the suffix -ksi marks a change of state, designation, or role, roughly translating to “into a …” or “as a …” in English. Therefore junctioniksi conveys “into a junction” or “as a junction” when the borrowed term junction is inflected in Finnish.
Because junction is an English loanword, junctioniksi is uncommon in everyday Finnish. Native terms such as
Examples of usage in Finnish texts might include: “Kohde voidaan määritellä junctioniksi tässä verkkomallissa.” or “Tässä
- In standard Finnish, preferred equivalents are risteys or liittymä, depending on context.
- Junctioniksi is mainly found in technical, linguistic, or bilingual contexts, where English terminology is incorporated into
See also: translative case, Finnish grammar, risteys, liittymä, code-switching.