kartiomaisen

Kartiomaisen is a Finnish grammatical form and a component of the adjective kartiomainen, which means cone-shaped or cone-like. The word kartiomainen is formed from kartio (cone) plus the adjectival suffix -mainen, used in Finnish to derive an adjective describing a shape or appearance. Kartiomaisen is the genitive singular form of this adjective, used to modify a noun in contexts where possession or a associated attribute is indicated.

In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the nouns they describe, and the genitive singular form appears in phrases that express ownership or a descriptive relationship. For example, in the phrase kartiomaisen muodon, the noun muoto (form) is in the genitive singular as a dependent element, yielding the sense “the cone-like form’s” or “the cone-shaped form.” Similar constructions can describe cone-like structures or features in geology, biology, architecture, and other fields.

The term is primarily a descriptive descriptor rather than a standalone lexical entry. It appears in scientific writing, field notes, and technical descriptions where a cone-like shape is being specified. As an inflected form, kartiomaisen typically appears in combination with a following noun in genitive or with a noun in a dependent phrase.

See also: kartio, kartiomainen, Finnish adjective inflection, Finnish noun-adjective agreement.