kiinteiltä

Kiinteiltä is a Finnish word form that functions as the elative plural of the adjective kiinteä, meaning fixed, solid, or real. It is used when referring to multiple fixed or solid things as the source or origin in a sentence. The elative case answers questions of origin or source with plural nouns, and kiinteiltä fulfills that role when kiinteä modifies a plural noun.

In practice, kiinteiltä appears in phrases where the speaker describes data, objects, or other entities that originate from fixed or solid sources. For example, kiinteiltä alueilta means from fixed/defined areas, and kiinteiltä esineiltä means from solid or defined objects. The form contrasts with related plural cases: inessive plural kiinteillä means “on the fixed ones,” and partitive plural kiinteitä is used when kiinteä-modified nouns are the direct object or part of an indefinite quantity.

Etymology and morphology: kiinteä is an adjective with several inflectional endings. The elative plural ending -iltä attaches to kiinteä when it modifies a plural noun in a context of origin. This form is typically found in written or formal Finnish, especially in technical, scientific, or descriptive prose.

Notes: kiinteältä/kiinteältä is the elative singular form when the subject is singular (from the fixed one). Kiinteä itself has broader meanings beyond physical solidity, including figurative senses like “stable” or “constant,” which can influence its inflection in different grammatical contexts.

See also: kiinteä, kiinteistö (real estate), Finnish grammar.