koristeellista

Koristeellista is the partitive singular form of the Finnish adjective koristeellinen, which means decorative or ornamental. The word is used to describe objects, designs, or styles that emphasize appearance and ornamentation, rather than functional aspects. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in case, number, and definiteness; when the noun is in the partitive case, the adjective takes the corresponding partitive form, yielding riippuvan or, more precisely, koristeellista in appropriate contexts such as muotoilua or arkkitehtuuria.

Grammatically, koristeellista appears in phrases where the noun is in the partitive case. For example, korsteellista muotoilua means ornamental design in the partitive, and koristeellista arkkitehtuuria refers to ornamental architecture. The choice between koristeellinen (dictionary form) and koristeellista (partitive form on nouns in partitive) reflects Finnish case harmony rather than a different word meaning.

Usage and nuance, in practice, center on the degree of ornamentation. Koristeellista can describe items or styles that are deliberately embellished or elaborate, and it can carry either a neutral descriptive sense or a evaluative nuance depending on context. In design discourse, its use often signals emphasis on aesthetics, surface decoration, and artistic embellishment rather than practicality.

Related terms include koristeellinen (the base adjective), koristeellisuus (ornamental quality or nature), and koristeellisesti (ornamentally, as an adverb). The root kor- related to decorate, and the suffix -ellinen forms adjectives from nouns or roots that denote characteristic qualities.

In summary, koristeellista is a grammatical form used to express “decorative/ornamental” in phrases where the modifying noun is in the partitive case, reflecting Finnish adjective agreement and case grammar.