kiiltävinä

Kiiltävinä is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective kiiltävä, meaning shiny or glossy. It is used to describe several objects that are in a state of shininess, roughly translating to “as shiny ones” or “in their shiny state.” The form combines the comparative/superlative stem kiiltävin with the plural essive ending -nä, marking a temporary state for multiple subjects.

In Finnish grammar, the essive case indicates a temporary or contextual state of being. The plural essive is used when the subject is plural, so kiiltävinä signals that a group of items shares the property of shininess at the moment described. While kiiltävinä is valid in standard Finnish, it tends to appear more often in descriptive, literary, or specialized contexts than in everyday speech.

Usage and nuance: kiiltävinä emphasizes a group’s shared quality of shininess rather than a simple positive description. It can be employed in landscapes, inventories, art criticism, or nature writing when the author wants to draw attention to multiple objects that are particularly bright or polished at a given time. The form contrasts with the singular kiiltävä (shiny) and with other degree forms of kiiltävä in more typical comparisons, though kiiltävinä itself is most closely tied to the plural state description.

Related terms include kiiltävä (the positive form) and kiiltävyys (shiny quality). For broader context, see Finnish grammar, especially the handling of adjectives and the essive case.