kosteampi

Kosteampi is a Finnish adjective that functions as the comparative form of kostea, meaning more moist or humid. It describes higher moisture levels in air, surfaces, soil, or foods. As a grammatical form it is not a noun; it acts as an adjective used to compare two states of moisture.

In meteorology and everyday language, kosteampi is used to compare humidity: Ilma on kosteampi tänään kuin eilen. In agriculture or horticulture, it can describe soil moisture that affects plant growth: kosteampi maaperä supports certain crops. In construction, moisture conditions are described as kosteammassa tilassa, which can influence materials and insulation. In cooking or food science, a dish can be kostea, and its moisture level can be described as kosteampi when it is more moist.

Etymology and grammar: kosteampi is formed from the adjective kostea by adding the comparative suffix -mpi. Finnish adjectives form comparatives with -mpi and then take standard inflection for case and number, e.g., kosteampi (nominative singular), kosteamman (genitive singular), kosteammat (nominative plural).

See also: kosteus (humidity), kostea (moist), kuiva (dry).