kuohkeaa

Kuohkeaa is the partitive singular form of the Finnish adjective kuohkea, meaning frothy, foamy, or bubbly. It is used to describe liquids or surfaces that have a noticeable foam or many small bubbles. The form kuohkeaa typically appears before a noun in contexts that express an indefinite quantity or an incomplete amount, such as in culinary or beverage descriptions.

In Finnish grammar, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in case and number. The partitive singular kuohkeaa is one of the common inflected forms, for example kuohkeaa kahvia (foamy coffee) or kuohkeaa vettä (foamy water). The corresponding nominative singular would be kuohkea kahvi (a foamy coffee). Plural forms include kuohkeat kahvit (foamy coffees) and kuohkeita kahveja (foamy coffees, partitive plural), illustrating how the adjective flexes with the noun.

Etymology traces kuohkea to the root kuohke-, related to the noun kuohkeus, meaning froth or foam. The word is widely used in everyday Finnish, especially in food and drink writing, brewing, and product descriptions to convey texture and sensory impression.

See also terms related to texture and foam, such as kuohkeus (froth), kuohu (foam), and kuohkea as a broader descriptive category for bubbly or effervescent qualities. While kuohkeaa is a specific grammatical form, its meaning remains consistent: describing foamy, bubbly characteristics in liquids and surfaces.