kolmionmallisen

Kolmionmallisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective kolmionmallinen, which means triangular-shaped or in the form of a triangle. The term is built from the word kolmio (triangle) and the suffix -mallinen, which denotes shape or pattern. It is used in descriptive and technical Finnish to characterize objects, forms, or designs that have a triangular shape.

The word commonly appears in contexts such as architecture, product design, engineering, packaging, and mathematics, where precise geometric descriptions are required. It is typically used when the triangular shape is attributed to a noun, for example in phrases like kolmiomallisen kappaleen mitat (the dimensions of the triangular-shaped piece). As a genitive form, kolmionmallisen accompanies a following noun, indicating possession or association.

Morphology and usage notes: kolmionmallinen behaves like a standard Finnish adjective. Examples of inflection include nominative singular kolionmallinen kappale, genitive singular kolmionmallisen kappaleen, partitive singular kolmionmallista kappaletta, nominative plural kolmionmalliset kappaleet, and genitive plural kolmionmallisten kappaleiden. The adverbial form is kolmionmallisesti.

In practice, kolmionmallinen is often used interchangeably with the more common kolmionmuotoinen, which also means triangular-shaped. The choice between forms tends to depend on stylistic preference or technical convention.

See also: kolmio, kolmionmuotoinen, geometria.