kertyvistä

Kertyvistä is a Finnish grammatical form used as the elative plural of the present active participle kertyvä, which means “that accumulates” or “accumulative.” It is formed from the verb kertyä (to accumulate) and the participial suffix -vä, combined with the elative plural ending -stä. The word functions as an adjective phrase describing nouns in contexts where the origin or source is “from accumulating things.”

In Finnish grammar, -vä/-vä is used for present participles that behave like adjectives, and -stä marks the elative case in plural. Therefore, kertyvistä literally means “from accumulating ones/things” and is typically followed by a plural-noun in the elative or used within phrases where the elative sense of origin is required. The form is common in descriptive or scientific writing, especially when characterizing materials, deposits, or residues that are continually forming or gathering.

Usage and contexts: kertyvistä appears in disciplines such as geology, environmental science, and material science, where it helps to describe substances, layers, or byproducts that accumulate over time. For example, phrases like kertyvistä aineista or kertyvistä jäännöksistä convey “from accumulating substances” or “from accumulating residues.”

Notes: kertyvistä is not a standalone concept; its meaning depends on the noun it modifies and the surrounding context. It exemplifies how Finnish uses participial adjectives to express origin or process.

See also: kertyvä, kertyä, elative case in Finnish grammar.