kohtainensuffixi
Kohtainensuffixi is a term used in Finnish linguistics to describe the suffix -inen when it functions to derive adjectives that express locality, specificity, or contextual relation from a noun base connected to place, point, or instance. The concept highlights how the same suffix can yield words with nuanced meanings related to particular circumstances, rather than broad spatial meaning alone. The best-known example is kohtainen, formed from kohta “place, point” plus the suffix -inen, meaning “local,” “pertaining to a specific place or instance.”
In usage, the kohtainen suffix is part of the productive -inen family of Finnish adjective formation. It
Relation to other suffixes is notable: -inen is a broad, productive suffix that forms many adjectives with
See also: Finnish suffixes, -inen, Finnish morphology, paikallinen.