kolminkertainen

Kolminkertainen is a Finnish adjective meaning threefold or three times as much. It describes quantities, proportions, or degrees relative to a reference point and is commonly used before a noun, as in kolminkertainen määrä or kolminkertainen etu. It can also appear in comparative constructions such as on kolminkertaisesti suurempi kuin ennen.

Etymology and forms: The word is formed from the numeral kolme and the suffix -kertainen, which denotes multiplicity. It follows standard Finnish adjective inflection: nominative singular kolminkertainen, genitive kolminkertaisen, plural kolminkertaiset. The corresponding noun is kolminkertaisuus (threefoldness). The adverbial form is kolminkertaisesti, used to describe an action or change happening threefold, e.g., Hinta kasvoi kolminkertaisesti.

Usage: Kolminkertainen is common in mathematics, economics, and everyday language when expressing multiples. Examples: "Hinta on kolminkertainen verrattuna viime vuoteen." "Yrityksen voitto kasvoi kolminkertaiseksi viime vuonna." "Kolminkertaisesti suurempi määrä varoja vaatii lisäresursseja." The term can also appear in phrases indicating a comparative increase or scale.

Related terms: Kolminkertainen belongs to a family of -kertainen adjectives used to express multiples, such as kaksoiskertainen (twofold) and neljänkertainen (fourfold). The noun form kolminkertaisuus denotes the state or quality of being threefold, while kolminkertaisesti serves as an adverb.