kolmitasinen

Kolmitasinen is a Finnish adjective meaning "having three levels" or "three-tiered." It is formed from kolmi- meaning three and tasinen, a suffix used to describe something with a level, plane, or tier. The term is used to describe objects or structures that consist of three distinct levels or layers, such as floors, layers in a system, or tiers in a cake.

In practice, kolmitasinen is less common in everyday speech for describing buildings; kolmierroksinen or kolmikerroksinen talo are more typical for three-storey structures. Kolmitasinen appears more often in technical, descriptive, or figurative language, where the emphasis is on the number of levels rather than the architectural terminology. Examples include kolmitasinen järjestelmä (three-tier system), kolmitasinen suunnitelma (three-level plan), or kolmitasinen kakku (three-tier cake).

Morphology-wise, kolmitasinen behaves like other -inen adjectives in Finnish: it is inflected to agree with the noun it modifies. This includes forms used in various cases and numbers, such as kolmitasisen rakennuksen (genitive) or kolmitasista rakennusta (partitive), depending on the sentence.

See also: kaksikerroksinen, kolmikerroksinen, kolmitasoinen.

This article provides a concise overview of the term, noting its primary meaning, typical usage contexts, and its relation to more common architectural expressions.