kolmiportaisessa

Kolmiportaisessa is a Finnish adjective form meaning “three-stepped” or “three-tiered,” used to describe objects or structures that have three steps, levels, or tiers. The word is formed from the prefix kolmi- (three) and a root related to stepping or levels, with the -inen suffix turning it into an adjective and the -ssa ending marking the inessive case (in vagy in). In practice, kolmiportaisessa appears in descriptive Finnish texts to indicate that something is configured with three steps or levels, and it is typically joined to a noun in a grammatical case such as inessive: kolmiportaisessa rakennelmassa, kolmiportaisessa portaikossa, kolmiportaisessa alttarissa, and so on.

Linguistically, kolmiportainen describes a three-tiered or three-level quality, and kolmiportaisessa is the inflected form used when the described entity is located “in” or “within” the three-tiered feature. The term is common in architectural, art historical, and design writing, where precise qualitative descriptions of structures, podiums, staircases, altars, or platforms are needed.

Usage notes:

- Kolmiportaisessa typically appears as part of a noun phrase in Finnish sentences describing physical form or arrangement.

- It functions as a descriptive modifier rather than naming a specific object, so its meaning is dependent on the noun it describes (for example, a kolmiportaisessa portaikossa, a three-staircase stairwell, or kolmiportaisessa rakennuksessa, a three-tiered building).

See also: kolmiportainen, portaikko, portaali, arkkitehtoninen asu.